Friday, December 13, 2024

Movie Review: Hors-Saison (Out of Season)

Film numero 39 de 2024

Le film: Hors-Saison (Out of Season)

Le Cinema: Kino Cinema - Collins Street

Les etoiles: 4


Excusez-moi, mais j'ai vu un film français, donc ma critique sera en français. 

Malheuresement, j'ai oublie mes lunettes, et ja'i un petit mal au tete. Quelle domage. 

J’ai aimé ce film. C'est l'histoire de Mathieu (Guillaume Canet), un acteur qui traverse une crise de mi-carrièr. Il se rend dans un spa de la côte bretonne pour réfléchir à la vie. Apres deux jours, Alice (Alba Rohrwacher), son ancienne petite amie le contacte. Ils ont eu une mauvaise rupture, mais c’était il y a des années. 


Mathieu et Alice se reconnectent. Alice est mariée et mère d’une fille. Mathieu est un peu perdu. 

J'aime bien ce film. J'adore les films francais, mais j'aimais cette histoire douce. C'est tres bien. 

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Okay, for those who don't speak French this is a gentle film about connections and re-connections. 

Matthieu (Guillaume Canet) is an actor having a mid-career crisis. He checks himself into a posh wellness clinic for a week to regroup. After a few days of trying to relax (even though his notoriety is not giving him much peace), he's contacted by Alice (Alba Rohrwacher), an old flame. 

It appears that Matthieu and Alice had a short, but intense love affair. Alice relates that her current husband doesn't know about their affair, only that he left her in pieces. 

And the two gently rekindle their relationship. 

I loved that this was set on the Brittany coast in Winter, the rough coastline a good counterpoint to the couple's strained relationship . I also loved how Alice brought Matthieu gently back into her life by inviting him along to a wedding. The wedding was really cute. 

I love seeing French cinema. It's good for my language skills, although next time, I'll remember to bring my glasses. Although I can see the screen without too many hassles, I've got a bit of a headache.

Never to mind - I did enjoy this gentle film about people reconnecting. 

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