one of my favorite ways to go enter movie is knowing nothing about you know just going
in open-minded hopefully we're gonna discover something that you love it's very rare and very
hard to do these days where almost all information of something is out there in the ether for you to
pick up some point every now and again I get my hands on something usually a screener like as
in this case of a movie that I'd never heard of before knew absolutely nothing about and threw
it on to see what I was gonna get this movie romance was released in 1999 it's coming out
in a brand new fancy Super Duper blu-ray with a great transfer, the film does look particularly
fantastic and we were thrust into the world of Paul and Marie this couple Paul is a model
Marie is a schoolteacher and the very beginning of the movie was mesmeric almost as were thrown
into their relationship and it just kind of jumps from scene to scene to scene there's no preamble
we jump into a conversation that is almost running or constantly appearing within their
lives day after day Marie is deeply unfulfilled and this relationship she loves Paul he as for
her undoubtedly the only person that she wants but he for some reason just will not touch her at all
there is no intimacy there is no love within this relationship in fact he's very standoffish and
actually says at one point that you know most of the fun is in the chase and getting someone after
that it kinda wains a little bit and he's not as interested and continuing the relationship and we
discover a person in Marie who's the whole movie is based around this female who is struggling with
this lack of intimacy that she's getting from her supposed partner and ends up going on a downward
spiral of self-discovery self-loathing self harming to try and fix what she feels is wrong
with her now I was kinda interested in the start of this movie but very quickly you realize that
there is some really graphic sexual content within this the kind of thing that puts you on the back
foot almost immediately you know it's in your face it is graphic it is real from what I can gather I
had to stop the movie at one point and actually couldn't do some really gonna and it seems like
it's not a simulation it's actually happening on camera and it's done in a certain way that's
really interesting because it's not titillating or any way like that it's just matter of fact and
it kinda is there to give you an insight into the character of Marie now i found it very offputting
at first um and even as the movie goes on it never repeats the same kinda sexual scenario is always
different it's always changing and usually they're always shocking for one way or another and it's
just following this character of Marie and she ultimately leads herself to the idea that this
relationship is detrimental to her health and it's not something that's truly fulfilling for her it's
good it's interesting it gives you a unique point of view and an interesting take on something that
I hadn't really seen done before but ultimately it's really hard to recommend this movie it does
come across as that kinda art for art sake type of movie but I really do feel as if there's a
substance behind this there is lots of interesting facets to the movie that I couldn't quite grasp
on the first watch and I'll probably be a while before I watch this thing again the constant use
of white round about her clothing beige muted colors and both Paul and Marie the ultimately
changes later in the movies it becomes more vibrant colors as her kind of sexual awakening
and she understands the person as she is as she becomes to terms with this relationship
it changes in her as well the people that she begins relationships these adulterous affair's
all have various imputs within her life helping her to uncover her true self in one way or another
it's a very shocking movie it's very graphic I found it quite interesting I found something
that really held my attention I was captivated with the performances the lead performer it's
truly fantastic in this and some of the most subdued moments or even some of the most shocking
moments she conveys emotion and a performance and let's you into the character without saying
a single beat it's just really a really terrific performance and I really kinda movie that's hard
to say that you got real enjoyment out of it's one of those movies that I'm happy I watched I'm happy
I experienced it whether or not it's something I really went to rush back to or not I do feel
that it was kind of a interesting in the way they tackled It's subject matter this movie is not for
everybody absolutely 100% not for everybody it's something that if you kinda like these movies if
you kinda like a movie that it's more about a person in a troubled place trying to discover
who they are if you do not mind the in your face graphic sexual elements to this movie then it's
something that you may find some enjoyment of this is one of the ones that very rarely do i go and
look at other people's comments on movies before I give my opinion but I was really curious about
this and it seems to be that a lot of people are hung up on the sexual scenes within the movie and
like I said there's a lot of them they are fully graphic but they're not done in a titillating way
they're there for a purpose to give an insight into what Marie is thinking the way she's acting
out and how is going to change her person you know there was a moment where she starts an affair with
an older man someone from her work place and they get into S&M bondage and it's just done in such a
way of just doing any kind of task it doesn't seem to be any kind of erotacism there at all
it's just almost like going about a chore but the connection with that person is a lot more real
you can feel that the both kinda care about each other in a certain fashion which is interesting
it's something that she's encountering for the first time you know I can a partnership where
there is equal care on both parts I think there is a lot to pick out of this movie I really do
in this one that I'm going to let sink in I've actually just finished watching it and I'm going
to let it sink in on me for a few more days just to really got an opinion on this the the blu-ray
is a stunning transfer I've not had a look at the extras yeah the movie is very interesting very
fascinating something that I cannot recommend for everybody if it is your cup of tea sparked
the curiosity with you maybe something you are interested in it is French subtitled if that's not
your thing I say it's always good to experience other cultures and the way they do things I
found it fascinating and that front I would give this a recommendation with the caveat you know
it's not for everybody have a look at the trailer have a look at some of the reviews make up your
mind before you get this one it's very different from the usual kind of reviews that I do I'd love
to know your opinion on this movie if you've seen it are you interested have you checked out the
trailer do you have any thoughts on something like this what do you think about a movie that
is dramatic based but has realistic real sex throughout the movie do you think it's necessary
should it be simulated should it be a little bit more tastefully shot or in this case is it there
for a specific purpose to enrich the character to show what she is going through let me know
your thoughts in the comment box below and I will see you next time on man vs. film
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