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I just saw the new film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (they guy that made "Amelie"). It's starring Audrey Tautou and Dominique Pinon (as seen in Amelie) and it's absolutely amazing.
The cinematography is fantastic.
The love story is almost heart breaking (and I usually either nod off or start screaming at the screen when seeing romantic drama, so trust me).
The portrayal of the meat-grinder of the Somme is one of the most disturbing pieces of war-related cinema I have ever seen, Full Metal Jacket has nothing on this film.
But you must try and see the version edited for Europe.
The film has a powerful atmosphere, and it wouldn't be there without the blood, the despair and the debauchery depicted.

Here's the imdb link:
http://german.imdb.com/title/tt0344510/

DerGolgo, do you really think that a french movie production has any chance to be shown throughout US cinemas? Maybe in a few chosen arthouse theatres but not in the mainstream! Should the movie do well at the European BO then maybe in 10 years time they'll have their own remake for 100 times more money and 1000 times less magic.
Remember what happened to "Nikita" and "3 men and a baby"?

BTW, haven't seen it yet but I heard it's not as good as Amelie was.

jeunet made an alien sequel

Yah the one with *schwing* W y n o n a R y d e r *schwing*

THAT one

Un long dimanche de fiançailles is currently playing in the art-house theatres in Denver right now. I've been hoping to go see it, but movie viewing has been sidetracked with all the chores I have piling up lately. It looks like a good one. Thanks for the review. As for the Europe-version, who knows what threats the M-P-A-A has made against this flick with the NC-17 rating?

badi wrote:DerGolgo, do you really think that a french movie production has any chance to be shown throughout US cinemas? Maybe in a few chosen arthouse theatres but not in the mainstream! Should the movie do well at the European BO then maybe in 10 years time they'll have their own remake for 100 times more money and 1000 times less magic.
Remember what happened to "Nikita" and "3 men and a baby"?

BTW, haven't seen it yet but I heard it's not as good as Amelie was.

Well, there's always DVDs...and you gotta let people know if a film is really worth watching.

I wouldn't say it's better or worse than Amelie, it is just quite different. Darker. More sinister.

goose wrote:Wow, you out of "towners" seem to think we're dismantling the Statue of Liberty and sending it back. Sure, we wont buy Citroens... but who does? And yes, we drink french wine.... when we can't find a better California wine (which is truly rare). Now, where did i put those "freedom" fries?

CAUTION! SPOILERS!


I don't hink US theatres won't play it because it is French.......I think US theatres won't play it unedited because of the graphic depiction of World War One Trench warfare, chemical weapons related injuries, flame-thrower related injuries, self-mutilation, copulation, adultery, whoring, masturbation, drinking, smoking and the numerous murders taking place.
Then there is Jodie Foster getting down and dirty, but that's a whole different story.

goose wrote: Now, where did i put those "freedom" fries?

Now xtian has to step in, gathering all you yanks in the salon or the bibliotheque to explain once and for all, in true Hercule Poirot style, that freedom fries were actually not invented in France but in Belgique.

badi wrote:

goose wrote: Now, where did i put those "freedom" fries?

Now xtian has to step in, gathering all you yanks in the salon or the bibliotheque to explain once and for all, in true Hercule Poirot style, that freedom fries were actually not invented in France but in Belgique.

What? I heard a Ggerman guy named Fritz invented them and the recepy was stolen by a Frenchmen named Pommes!

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that a horrible but soon to be repeated joke..."Pommes"...

Yeah, I'd always heard that "Pommes" guy was a bad apple.

pomme frietz he?

you filthy horse piss drinkers CAN'T just respect enything can you?!

frites, chocolates, beer, waffels. never realised the diet pill industry owns us some much

BackDoorBarbie wrote: a movie about hope and patience...

I thought it was more like a movie about what stupid assholes people can be and what stupid shit they do to each other.

Jodie Foster gets down with a chick, right? Not intriguing...maybe if it was John Hinckley, it'd be worth seeing...

brockster wrote:Jodie Foster gets down with a chick, right? Not intriguing...maybe if it was John Hinckley, it'd be worth seeing...

No, a guy.