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Trop Belle Pour Toi [1989]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5027035002064
Label : Arrow Films
Manufacturer : Arrow Films
Publisher : Arrow Films
Release date : 2001-09-17
Title : Trop Belle Pour Toi [1989]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 18 years and over
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1989-01-01
Region code : 2
Running time : 87
Studio : Arrow Films
Theatrical releaseDate : 1990-04
Number of discs : 1

Customer reviews

review by: amantedofado date: 2007-10-17 rating:

Very much better than 1 star
I do think that the two reviewers who gave this endearing film one star should be taken gently by the hand, walked out of the cinema at a slow pace, and talked to slowly. This film, if not in my top ten, has always been in my list of films the French do with such style and grace. Given how much effort French women put into looking good (and how well so many succeed), this is a wonderful (and wonderfully realized) reversal of the standard take on beauty. It is an echo of Romual et Juliette by Serreau, and well above anything Hollywood could achieve in this area. It's telling that no US versions have been made of either film, despite the highly original storyline.

review by: thandam date: 2007-05-10 rating:

One of the most captivating French films --Blier's best
A succesful Car Sales who is married toa beautiful wife falls in love with an average looking woman. This movie deals with a normal occurence every where in the world,but hey! this is French.Blier is not afraid to tear our hearts and gauge our eyes even if it pains us because he knows the viewers will not take their eyes off once the reel starts rolling.Blier is a surrrealist as he paints pictures that reall or not there at all or puts the viewer in a state of wonder.The language used is definately for adults & very much hilarious at times(buy & see the dinner party).One of the most beautiful moments for me is the Gerpadeui's son who listens to Schubert's music for a school assignment and this movie has introduced me to this beautiful music of Franz Schubert especially the Impromtus, late Piano Sonatas D958,959 & D960.Very believable main characters and the whole cast is marvellous to watch.Please ignore all the bad reviews like I did & you will be rewarded with one of the best French movies of all times.I always discover something new with each repeated viewing.My friends immernsely enjoyed watching this movie.

review by: otm_neko date: 2006-02-21 rating:

An interesting film on an interesting subject
Perhaps I wasn't as impressed by this one as I'd expected, but it is still a film worth watching, and surely not as bad as some other reviewers have stated here. It explores attraction from a different angle, and successfully illustrates that it is not all about looks. We can see why Depardieu's character is drawn to Balasco's ordinary looking woman and the way she "gives" love (rather than just "makes" love), even when what he has at home is Bouquet's perfect -but frigid- beauty, that everybody else envies him for. It is also interesting that an affair with an ordinary woman, rather than the usual super-sexy bimbo, is not much different after all, since it is all based on the physical: as soon as they stop making love, they have nothing in common, and he's bored. This is an interesting premise, but in a way it makes you feel that the relationship he jeopardises his marriage for is doomed to end before it's started anyway, and wonder why he cannot see it. I expected a little bit more there, a somehow deeper exploration of their personalities and what drives their connection to each other. Balasco's character, for example, has hardly any aspects other than the way she approaches -longs for, takes, and gives- love and sex, which makes their relationship seem rather superficial. And it is true that sometimes it is not clear what is real and what is imagined by which of the characters, but this doesn't ruin the focus of the movie. It still captures the mechanics of bad -or rather, inadequate- relationships, the emotional needs of human nature, and the troubles of mid-life crisis very well. And yes, the music, and the characters' reactions to it, works wonderfully: I loved Depardieu's exit line -the very last line of the film itself!

review by: date: 2005-07-26 rating:

Fantastic
This is a fantastic film. It may loose in translation and this is why people who don't understand French may not appreciate. If you do understand French culture and language, go for it!

review by: date: 2004-10-07 rating:

Tedious tripe
I have to agree wholeheartedly with the reviewer from Seattle, this really is an awful film. The storyline jumps perspective relentlessly so that you are never quite sure whether what you are seeing is 'reality' or something from the imagination of one of the characters. I love French films because they are not afraid to tackle complex and tangled stories (and don't rely on the predictable happy ending) but this film is just to cleaver for its own good. Save your money, or better still spend it on a good bottle of Beaujolais and stare out of the window for an hour and a half, it would certainly be more entertaining than watching this film.

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