Wednesday, February 29, 2012
[With Love... from the Age of Reason] (2010)
Margaret (Sophie Marceau) is a successful, hard-hitting business woman who is in a happy relationship with her colleague Malcolm (Marton Csokas). On her 40th birthday, she gets a visit from a retired lawyer (Michel Duchaussoy) who brings her a letter she wrote to herself when she was 7 years old. Margaret has no interest in going down memory lane since she is content with her life. but in the end she can’t resist the temptation. The letters keep on coming and slowly, Margaret starts evaluating her life and trying to reconcile where she is now with where she wanted to end up.
I loved this film. L’âge de raison is sweet, well-made fluff that works on every level. And it’s fun! But despite its fluffiness, it’s also an intelligent movie about finding yourself and not losing sight of who you wanted to be.
Yann Samuell’s first movie, Jeux d’enfants, was incredible and completely blew me away. And then he just vanished and was never heard of again – until this film. And it really doesn’t disappoint, despite the long wait. Samuell has a wonderful vision of childhood that just gets to me. I wish my childhood was that aesthetic and filled with fantasy.
But that’s not the only thing that I loved. The way Margaret starts examining her life and the changes she makes are perfectly handled. She’s not really unhappy when the letters start coming, though her life is not perfect, so she doesn’t need to change everything (as is customary in these films), just the right things.
And the whole thing is topped off with a great sense of humor and a wonderful cast. Sophie Marceau is great, Marton Csokas charming and Michel Duchaussoy is like the perfect grandfatherly figure.
The film just left me smiling and happy and with a certain bounce in my step for the rest of the evening. Absolutely perfect entertainment. And it seems like, the next Yann Samuell isn’t too far off: he just did an adaptation of The War of the Buttons. That will be extremely interesting to watch.
Summarising: Go and see it. And while you’re at it, see Jeux d’enfants as well.
Sophie Marceau attends Beijing film premiere
French superstar Sophie Marceau attended China's premiere of "Anthony Zimmer," a French blockbuster she starred in, in Beijing on Thursday. Besides "Anthony Zimmer," Sophie also wants to share another three movies with her Chinese fans, including the 11-minute "L'Aube a l'envers" and "Speak to Me of Love", both written and directed by Sophie, and "See You Tonight" which she starred in. French superstar Sophie Marceau attended China's premiere of "Anthony Zimmer," a French blockbuster she starred in, in Beijing on Thursday. Besides "Anthony Zimmer," Sophie also wants to share another three movies with her Chinese fans, including the 11-minute "L'Aube a l'envers" and "Speak to Me of Love", both written and directed by Sophie, and "See You Tonight" which she starred in. |
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart: Pictures From the Cover Shoot
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
Hold your horsepower. Dress, $815, Alexander Wang. Barneys New York; 888-8-BARNEYS. Cuff, $540, Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci. Capitol, Charlotte, N.C.; 704-366-0388. Menswear: Shirt, pants, and tie, Dior Homme.
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Though most famous for her role as Bella Swan in the Twilight saga, Kristen Stewart has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California. Her parents, John Stewart and Jules Mann-Stewart, both work in film and television. Her mother is Australian. The family includes three boys, her older brother Cameron Stewart, and two adopted brothers Dana and Taylor.
After a talent scout caught her grade school performance in a Christmas play at the age of eight, she appeared on television in a few small roles. Her first significant role came when she was cast as Sam Jennings in The Safety of Objects (2001). Soon after that, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in the hit drama, Panic Room (2002) and was nominated for a Young Artist Award.
Praised for her Panic Room performance, she went on to join the cast of Cold Creek Manor (2003) as the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone. Though the film did not do well at the box office, she received another nomination for a Young Artist Award. After appearing in a handful of movies and a Showtime movie called Speak (2004), Stewart was cast in the role of a teenage singer living in a commune in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007), a critically acclaimed biopic. A third Young Artist Award nomination resulted in a win for this role. She also appeared in Mary Stuart Masterson's The Cake Eaters (2007) that same year.
After a talent scout caught her grade school performance in a Christmas play at the age of eight, she appeared on television in a few small roles. Her first significant role came when she was cast as Sam Jennings in The Safety of Objects (2001). Soon after that, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in the hit drama, Panic Room (2002) and was nominated for a Young Artist Award.
Praised for her Panic Room performance, she went on to join the cast of Cold Creek Manor (2003) as the daughter of Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone. Though the film did not do well at the box office, she received another nomination for a Young Artist Award. After appearing in a handful of movies and a Showtime movie called Speak (2004), Stewart was cast in the role of a teenage singer living in a commune in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007), a critically acclaimed biopic. A third Young Artist Award nomination resulted in a win for this role. She also appeared in Mary Stuart Masterson's The Cake Eaters (2007) that same year.
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