Wow, what a fantastic, natural film of everyday life. It has the feel of a Belgium Mike Leigh film with the acting on the same par, and I imagine, a similar improvisation technique. The lead actor, who i have since seen was the youngest recipient of the Palme D'or, was amazing and gave such an outstanding performance. But, pretty much everyone was so believable it had an almost documentary feel. I'd ignore the ludicrous 1/10 marks as there are people who obviously have an ulterior motive. Maybe Michael O'Leary thought it was a little too close for comfort.
Plot summary
A young French woman comes of age following the senseless death of her mother. Having left home, somewhat adrift. Cassandre embarks on a career with a minor airline company and encounters life on life's terms, discovering that in the modern work-a-day world, people with whom there is no connection, don't give a fuck.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Adèle Exarchopoulos as Cassandre Wassels
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 1.03 GB
1204*720
English 2.0
NR
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Crew life
Watching a crew life before she got fired probably is the peak of the movie and it's kinda documentary indeed. The storyline is quite flat and empty. If you focus on the acting and if it's good, can barely accept the movie but just not this one. The leading is not bad but just one look through the whole movie, what's the acting part required ? You can argue that look quite a fit to her mystery but really boring about the story.
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You need to practice your smile
Here we have such an elegant - and true to its name - production. Essential direction (a first feature) with original camerawork, clean and colorful photography, postmodern medley music. Yet acting and especially the screenplay are top notch: there, lots of "fucks" are given.
Character study of a young lost soul and profession study of flight attendants (eye opening for all those not used to how complex multinational business organizations may manage their HR).
Despite its qualities you're warned: not really entertaining except for very few sparks here and there especially towards the end of the movie (the scene where the sisters talk with their dad was so touching I had to cry). Indeed mostly thought provoking, uncomfortable and a little slow (had to watch it at 1,25x) yet one of the best dramas of 2021 (I haven't watched "Murina" who won in the same category at Cannes, but I doubt this will be topped).
I might be a little biased since I find A. Exarchopoulos to be outrageously sensual - maybe it's more of an 8... but I swear I can give her movies low votes as well... Looking forward to the next Lecoustre/Marre's endeavours.