Foresti Goes to Hollywoo
Jennifer Marshall is Hollywood's It Girl starring in the over-publicized TV show L.A. Couples. Jeanne is her French dubbing artist whose career depends on Marshall's fame. When Jennifer decides to retire after her co-star and boyfriend cheats on her, Jeanne feels like her own career is over. She flies to LA to meet Jennifer and try to make her reconsider... It's a funny and fresh movie displaying the views of the French on Hollywood and its excessive way of life. The main actors are very popular French comedians (Florence Foresti & Jamel Debbouze) and I think you'll find this movie funny if you already know Foresti's work. It may not be a good movie for someone who is not into contemporary French culture. The cast is very eclectic and you'll find American, French, Canadian actors and more. Hollywoo
may not end up in my Top 10 Comedies but I spent an enjoyable moment watching it. You should definitely give it a try and share your opinion with me!
may not end up in my Top 10 Comedies but I spent an enjoyable moment watching it. You should definitely give it a try and share your opinion with me!
is no exception. Fink is a New-York playwright in the 40s. His play being such a success, he is asked to move to Hollywood to write a screenplay for a wrestling picture. He soon faces writer's block with a hint of solitude. But he meets Charlie who is not really who he pretends to be. The acting part is good: John Turturro loses it as the perfectionist and lonely writer and John Goodman, the so-called insurance salesman, is deliciously scary. I like the imaginative angles and the use of silence and background noises that make you feel claustrophobic and uneasy. There is no problem whatsoever about the cinematography and the artistic side. It is just the storytelling that is confusing. The end raises more questions than it answers. Despite my mixed feelings about this Joel Coen movie, I really liked his message on the necessity of pain to create and the expat loneliness. Everyone is familiar with the terrible writer's block and the pressure to create. You can easily relate to Barton when your inspiration fades away. Barton Fink is another tale about manipulation and disrespect made in Hollywood. A topic I'm never sick of talking about.