Reviews

I love entourage, but this episode is absolutely ridiculous. To decide whether Vince is going to accept a role in a movie, the bunch decides to have shrooms in the desert and wait for a sign instead of... reading the script for example. Ari, the agent, having nothing else to do, joins the quest and gets lost in desert… on shrooms. Most of the episode is watching all them lost walking in the dark trying to find each other. Vince gets his revelation all right by seeing himself as a fireman. Oh clever! My guess was the writers were on shrooms. They might find it funny. We don't.

I hope they didn't pass the point of no audience return. If not, they were pretty close this time.

The main idea is certainly very good (even thought I was expecting it no to be as straightforward as it is once revealed), but that's about it. If you are French speaking, you can enjoy the bad acting (I think most of the movie is dubbed). If you have eyes and ears you can notice the bad lighting and sound design. The editing is between average and OK. The story itself is very predictable. On a weird way, the artistic choice of black and white keeps the movie from being categorized as 'shot for video'. Anyway, I guess it was made with a zero budget and it is not such a bad start for a director. But, as I saw the movie on DVD a while after the buzz created around the theatre release, I must admit I am deeply disappointed. For once, if there is a US remake planned, I would be very interested to see it.

**Warning: spoiler possible** I just saw the film this morning at a press viewing.

This film is wonderful. I don't know where to start really. The story is taking place in a little city in Belgium or north of France during the Second World War (I believe). Elisa, the wife of Gilles, spends her day taking care of the house and the children. She is waiting for her husband to come home. One day, she suspects her sister and Gilles to have an affair.

The mastering of Frédéric Fonteyne is amazing. This story, yet simple, is beautifully written (with pal Philippe Blasband) and directed. Frédéric has such a great ability to show simple things with such great emotion. The acting of Emmanuelle Devos is stunning. The photography is absolutely amazing. One should see the film in theater!

I had the chance to see the movie before reading anything about it. If you like raw and subtle human emotions and are not afraid of slow-paced films, just run to see 'La femme de Gilles' before getting the story spoiled by an article. You won't be disappointed.