A la folie...pas du tout (2002) aka "He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not"
July 9th 2009 01:15
Directed by:- Laetitia Colombani
Starring:- Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan, Isabelle Carre, Clement Sibony.
I walked into Laetita Colombani's colourful little tale having very little idea on the story. I wasn't familiar with anything else done by this director, but, being big fans of Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan and French films in general, I felt I had to track down this one.
'A la folie pas du tout' begins from the perspective of Angelique, a young arts student studying in Bordeaux. We are immediately shown her world through her eyes, with colour, optimism, and a blossoming love between her and an older man. Angelique seems to have it all. A talented and beautiful young arts student, her only mishap appears to be the fact that she is in love with a married man, who is having trouble letting go of his wife.
Further into the film we are taken back through events, however in more detail, where things we were only lead to assume are revealed. We now see things through the eyes of Loic, the man over which Angelique obsesses. The painting is revealed, and so is a world of disillusion, a world which offers a window of thought into one's life and the condition known as erotomania.
Through her use of perspective, Colombani discludes events to help transport us into a world where one must continue hoping at whatever cost, where one will stop at nothing to actualise their desires. The effect here is convincing, which is also helped by the casting. Audrey is perfect at leading you in with her facial expressions and those big sweet eyes, and Le Bihan's performance appears equally loving and cold at the right moments.
Finally, the film concludes with a feeling of hope, or is it deception?
A clever and thoughtful film, 'A la folie' is well worth sitting in front of with a nice ripe banana.
Three and a half bananas out of five.
Starring:- Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan, Isabelle Carre, Clement Sibony.
I walked into Laetita Colombani's colourful little tale having very little idea on the story. I wasn't familiar with anything else done by this director, but, being big fans of Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan and French films in general, I felt I had to track down this one.
Further into the film we are taken back through events, however in more detail, where things we were only lead to assume are revealed. We now see things through the eyes of Loic, the man over which Angelique obsesses. The painting is revealed, and so is a world of disillusion, a world which offers a window of thought into one's life and the condition known as erotomania.
Finally, the film concludes with a feeling of hope, or is it deception?
A clever and thoughtful film, 'A la folie' is well worth sitting in front of with a nice ripe banana.
Three and a half bananas out of five.
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