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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Lemming is recommended

We rented Lemming on DVD.  I really wanted to like this French movie more, because it's directed by Dominik Moll, the director of With a Friend like Harry ..., and because Charlotte Rampling is one of my favorite actors and she plays a character named Alice.

Charlotte plays a great crazy wife and is the highlight of this movie.  Andrew and I thought the "web cam volante," which means flying web cam, was hilarious.  It was funny to hear the actors keep saying, "french french french french web cam volante," especially since "With a Friend Like Harry ..." has a book named "Le Singe Volante" in it (The Flying Monkey).

The movie starts off strong, but loses ground later on.  Visually and technically, it's stunning.  The weakness seems to be the script.  It's not a bad movie, but it's not as good as I expected, considering everyone involved.

One review I saw said, "If you are a David Lynch buff, this one has your name on it and for the others: caution!"  I love David Lynch, so maybe that's why I feel like I can recommend this movie to other people.  I can appreciate it's weirdness in spite of it's weaknesses.

[photo taken 6-11-2005 in Philadelphia]
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Angelina said ...
French films are always such a risk for me. I have seen a lot of them over the years as my mother has always loved them. I don't like really twisted or depressing films so that automatically takes most of them off my "to watch" list. This one sounds like it would be too weird for me. I really loved "Ridicule", "My Father's Castle", and "Amelie" (how predictable of me!).
11/5/2006 1:57 PM
 
futuregirl said ...
The title of this movie could have been "Lemming: Twisted and Depressing." You are right to pass on it. :) I, on the other hand, love a great fucked up French movie. The weirder the better. I like surprises. In real life I'm a big sap, but I don't like movies that can be described as 'heartwarming,' which is why I still haven't seen 'Amelie' even though everyone loves it and Audrey Tatou is the bomb.
11/5/2006 5:23 PM

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