Friday, March 25, 2011

La vie est un roman (1983)

Three narrative lines are intertwined. In 1917, a man conducts an experiment in a castle with the goal of imbuing his guests with a new mindframe. Sixty five years later an education symposium is held at the same castle, now turned into a school. The third narrative line is a fairy tale which may or may not be the product of some children's imaginations.

A second viewing of this film serves to refresh my memory. The film has beauty and intelligence, but I am not sure it could not profit from a more elaborate musical section. Its points are hammered down onto the viewer, through repetitious lyrics and suchlike devices.

Rating: 66 (unchanged)

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