6/06/2013

Le Nom des Gens (The Names of Love - 2010)


Make Love, Not War




Le Nom des Genshttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhgXSD-UcKz_WhLbjWzpHD7E3vsQmn9hAfDVpgwpeaJ2vi4lUqoYzX5sT-7AsbM2kMVy0ojJ2zkLen0YGZJG_0x5hKgXmYdBYU9PDbEiSDCvzp4M4OzGhjRbXD6NkA6PEQRukasQ_OlC_3dtNh5sS0UNOX2cXhyphenhyphenDOVLr15Kx9vAtrSEgypMG3ssfis= 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!https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhgXSD-UcKz_WhLbjWzpHD7E3vsQmn9hAfDVpgwpeaJ2vi4lUqoYzX5sT-7AsbM2kMVy0ojJ2zkLen0YGZJG_0x5hKgXmYdBYU9PDbEiSDCvzp4M4OzGhjRbXD6NkA6PEQRukasQ_OlC_3dtNh5sS0UNOX2cXhyphenhyphenDOVLr15Kx9vAtrSEgypMG3ssfis=)

1 reason to watch: off-the-wall screenplay alert!




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