2012 WIFF selection
I am far from the 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival now, but this film was the Audience Favorite at that festival, and it found its way to the Santios Bikou theatre a few weeks ago. The Bijou is near my apartment, they show artsy movies, and it's one of those movie cafes like the Alamo Drafthouse. Nice to have it nearby.
This is about the most interesting and entertaining version possible of a very cliched premise. Basically you have two people from different walks of life forced by circumstances to spend time with eachother, and each person learns a little more about themselves in the process. But it is warm and charming, with unique twists given the French setting and the race issues in that country. It's not enough to overpower the feeling that you've seen this before, but worth a try.
In case you haven't noticed, I am trying a one film per post format. I hope to address every film I've seen despite the backlog, and maybe somedays I'll want to give a simple recap or another day I want to do some tangential essay about how the movie relates to life experience. We'll see how it goes.
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