Make Love, Not War
Le Nom des Gens
is a committed French Rom Com
by Michel Leclerc. Baya (Sara Forestier) has an uncommon way to convert
'fascists' to her ideology: she has sex with them. She also has a free and
broad definition of fascism. When she meets Arthur (Jacques Gamblin), a hung-up
moderate left-wing partisan, it changes them both. I vote in favor of
this off-the-wall staging and witty screenplay. The latter, written by
Leclerc and Baya Kasmi, won the César Award. The César Awards are the French
equivalent to the Academy Awards with 2 minor differences. 1/ You choke from
laughter and excitement in front of the Oscars while you choke from a senile
boredom stroke in front of the Césars. 2/ Everyone in the filmmaking industry
dreams of having an Oscar even if only for its esthetics properties while the
César is the ugliest trophy of the industry. And there are. a. lot. (End
of my aside). Sara Forestier won the French version of the Oscar for Best
Actress but unlike the general opinion, I find her uber-hysterical in her ways
and her character is not as subtle as it could have been when it comes to her
ideology. On the other hand, Jacques Gamblin, her counterpart, is one of the
finest French actors on the market and it's always a pleasure to watch him
evolve in a movie. This one is no exception. Le Nom des Gens goes
to war with common beliefs and prejudice. Witty humor and self-mockery are its
weapons of choice. I really enjoy that this movie deals with contemporary
issues. You get a glimpse of France's cultural core through its melting pot and
war wounds. You laugh a lot as the plot mixes politics, sex, and immigration.
The rare staging juggles oldschool and regular footage and combines past and
present facts and characters. Two thumbs up to this creative comedy! (watch it here!)
is a committed French Rom Com
by Michel Leclerc. Baya (Sara Forestier) has an uncommon way to convert
'fascists' to her ideology: she has sex with them. She also has a free and
broad definition of fascism. When she meets Arthur (Jacques Gamblin), a hung-up
moderate left-wing partisan, it changes them both. I vote in favor of
this off-the-wall staging and witty screenplay. The latter, written by
Leclerc and Baya Kasmi, won the César Award. The César Awards are the French
equivalent to the Academy Awards with 2 minor differences. 1/ You choke from
laughter and excitement in front of the Oscars while you choke from a senile
boredom stroke in front of the Césars. 2/ Everyone in the filmmaking industry
dreams of having an Oscar even if only for its esthetics properties while the
César is the ugliest trophy of the industry. And there are. a. lot. (End
of my aside). Sara Forestier won the French version of the Oscar for Best
Actress but unlike the general opinion, I find her uber-hysterical in her ways
and her character is not as subtle as it could have been when it comes to her
ideology. On the other hand, Jacques Gamblin, her counterpart, is one of the
finest French actors on the market and it's always a pleasure to watch him
evolve in a movie. This one is no exception. Le Nom des Gens goes
to war with common beliefs and prejudice. Witty humor and self-mockery are its
weapons of choice. I really enjoy that this movie deals with contemporary
issues. You get a glimpse of France's cultural core through its melting pot and
war wounds. You laugh a lot as the plot mixes politics, sex, and immigration.
The rare staging juggles oldschool and regular footage and combines past and
present facts and characters. Two thumbs up to this creative comedy! (watch it here!)
1 reason to watch: off-the-wall screenplay alert!
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