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Summary: masterful storytelling
Review: A masterclass in telling the story in pictures....You hardly need the subtitles, so nuanced is Kurys direction.
There are some wonderful comic moments which I will not spoil by detailing them. As there are also some of fury and despair. Kurys has the rare talent of discovering emotion by using just the precise angle and detail of the actor's body so that it will echo in us. It is a story of Kurys own mother and her best friends' struggles to live in the sunlight of their friendship. There is not a badly made scene in the whole movie.
You will weep at the final comment (printed, not spoken) by the director about the absolute choice the two women had to make in the light of the morality of the time. I guarantee you will have to watch it again. I have to say that the transfer to DVD has left a few ragged edges around the vision and sound in some places. As a result the DVD can only have 4 1/2 stars.
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Summary: A Moving and Complex Tale of Emotion ...
Review: The beuty of the film lies in its subtle power to transmit the complexity of when family obligations come in the way of self-fullfilment. The film is based on the true story of the the film maker's mother and was a cathartic process for Kurys, who was very close to her father and mourned his seperation from her life. Kurys exhaults her mother's strength and independace in the face of 1950s tradition but does not entirely pardon her for splitting up the family. The narritive is also a feminist consciousness-raising exercise to the extent that it invites the spectator to share in the protagonists' growing awareness of their unsatisfactory lives as married women in the pre-feminist patriarchal world of the 1950s. And though Kurys maintains that her mother's relationship with her female remained platonic, the movie is full of shared looks and pauses that suggest a desire between the two women. the intensity of the their attraction (wether platonic or otherwise) is expressed through the small seemingly meaningless phrases that we utter when we are overrun with emotion. One may postulate that had the relationship between the two women evovled in a different time where the idea of a lesbian affair would not have been so 'unthinkable' their feelings could have bloosemed into a sexual affair.
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Summary: The French Before the Invited the Manage a Trois.
Review: This movie is frustrating because it was apparently fimed before the French invited the Menage A Trois. Here you have two guys who are total .... I ask you, if you were married to Isabelle Huppert, would you act like this [guy] in the movie? Here is what I get from this movie: Never lose your temper, never slap your wife, never yell at your wife, never complain to your wife, and, most importantly, when your wife has sex with another woman, don't get mad, just beg to watch, okay. Now, I am not a .... I get it.
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Summary: One of My Favorites - Definite Keeper
Review: I saw this film on the A & E network years ago and found it remarkable and unforgettable. The story revolves the friendship of two women. Both seem indifferent to their mates and more involved with each other. The subtext is incredible. The film is unsympathetic to men but I still enjoyed it when I watched it at the time. It stars Isabelle Huppert who is absolutely luminous and inscrutable. She reminded me a lot of Greta Garbo. Anyway the film is very French, meaning I don't understand the motivations of most of the characters. Anyway, its a very interesting film and I won't go in depth with the story. If your a lesbian, you'll love it. If your a straight male, you'll hate it I rank this movie a 4.5 stars
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Summary: Entre Nous - The power of feminism
Review: This movie is one of the top 10 in my list. It describes the special nature of female-female friendships and how we women have to rely on each other to survive the slings and arrows of an outrageous patriarchy. However, the movie does, unfairly I think, portray men in a rather negative light. This is just not realistic in the global perspective. On the other hand, if I had a daughter, I would make sure that she owned this DVD. The players in this movie are fantabulous actresses. The plot is believable. The direction and cinematography are a cut above the norm. I would rate this 6 stars if I could.
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Summary: Entre Nous
Review: This movie is definitely a love story between two women, regardless of what Isabella from Texas (say no more)wants to believe. I think she needs to watch the movie again and this time, read the subtitles. I originally viewed this movie on A&E in the mid 80's and specifically remember reading that the director is one of "Lena's" daughters. I am not saying that two women would leave their husbands and live together for years, and not be lesbians, however, the odds are quite remote. Having lived in the gay community for 25 years, I think I know a lesbian subtext when I see it. It is really sad that someone who is heterosexual wants to deny we lesbians our love stories. It is especially pathetic when we are constantly bombared with heterosexual everything. I think any lesbian and enlightend straight women would love this movie as much as I did. This is definitely a "must see" for lesbians and all thoe straight women out there who cannot stand their husbands.
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Summary: watch for the consequence
Review: I saw this movie based on the recommendation of my friend whose review has been posted for this movie. I was warned, however, to be prepared for what comes after my review or rating. Apparently if you like this movie you will get a bunch of recommendations and referrals to lesbian movies as my friend is now getting and becoming quite irritated with it. I can only smile because I guess, it is rather hard to escape the assumption based on this movie. I agree that this is a beautiful movie about friendship. It is difficult, however, for modern women to accept the fact that there are deep friendships bordering on physical tenderness and deep emotional bonds without having sexual relations and remain heterosexual, enjoy one's marriage or relation with the opposite sex. In some cultures, for example, it is not uncommon for girls and adult female friends to hold each other's hands or put one's arm around a friend's waist in public without being a lesbian. Such friendships are also marked by deep emotional bonds not only with each other but with the friend's family. Certainly such public display or type of relationship would be miscontrued as a lesbian act in the US. Over the fear, perhaps annoyance, of being innundated by lesbian movie recommendations from ..., I rate this movie with five stars. Isabelle Huppert is a magnificent actress. This is a beautiful story about the bond of friendship, albeit interpreted as a lesbian affair - thus degrading its true value. The great philosopher Aristotle described the three types of friendship - a friendhip out of need; a friendship out of mutual satisfaction and the highest level being that of a friendship out of virtue. This is a story of a friendship out of virtue!
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This is a beautifully made movie. What fantastic performances from Isabelle Huppert, Miou-Miou and Guy Marchand. No wonder Huppert is considered a diva. She is a great actress. When she laughs, you laugh. When she is sad, you are sad and when she is angry, you are angry. This movie is an example why the French consider movie making an art and a national tradition. This is a poignant and moving story of the strength of friendship and of jealousy. Think of spending Saturday with your girlfriend shopping and coming home to a jealous boyfriend or husband, or being upset with your boyfriend or husband because he spends endless hours discussing politics or NASCAR with his friend. This movie goes deeper but you will understand the meaning of friendship and why friends gather from and give strength to each other and of the irritating emotion of jealousy. This movie is eloquently written and superbly acted. While viewing this movie it would not be unusual to feel ambivalent emotions. The movie constantly elicits joy, seriousness, laughter, and sadness. If you do not speak French the subtitles may be disruptive. You may find yourself ocassionally reviewing the scenes to read the subtitles. But I could not take my eyes away from the screen. It is a pleasure to look at Huppert and Miou-Miou, they are beatiful and so are the clothes! This was the first French movie I have seen in a long time. Since then I have purchased other French movies. Why do French movies always make you think for a long time after you have seen it? The French are masters of this craft.
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Summary: A Beautiful Love Story
Review: This is an absolutely beautiful love story. If you are looking for explicit sex or sexuality however, you won't find it here. Instead this story is one that stays true to its contextual setting (World War II) and requires use of the imagination and appreciation for the restraint necessary for the survival of the women's deepening relationship.
"Entre Nous" actually develops the characters' backgrounds and personalities much more than contemporary lesbian film, resulting in an appreciation for their growing love and commitment to each other. It moves us slowly and deliciously into the growing attraction between the two women played by Isabelle Huppert and Miou-Miou, while not ignoring the barriers to consumation that exist between them (husbands, children, geography). Anyone who has fallen in love will remember the electricity inherent in courtship's beginnings: meeting the other's eyes and holding the gaze just long enough; lightly, even accidentally touching or brushing up against the person in a manner that brings on a jolt and that wonderful burning sensation.
"Entre Nous" translates to "Between Us" and suggests a core of privacy that we as viewers cannot enter. This story is told by Director Kurys who is child of Lena (played by Huppert) and we are allowed the be a part of their story and celebrate their love, but we are allowed to go only so far in order that their privacy be protected. It is truly a gorgeous story and will forever remain one of my favorite films of all time.
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Summary: Sensitive portrayals
Review: The acting in this movie by all is first rate. It's a sensitive portrayal of the relationship between two couples and ultimately the two women. Don't let the subtitles turn you off. This is worth seeing.
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