August 8, 1996
Chacun cherche son chat (1996) **
Charming little film about a young woman looking for her missing cat.
L'Appartement (1996) **
Ingeniously plotted film about a young man searching for a woman of his dreams. It's a neat mixture of romantic comedy and film noir thriller, with a hefty dose of "Cinderella" and "Vertigo" added in for good measure. Everything is so complicated that at least two viewings are required to fully understand the story.
Enfants de salaud (1996) **
Story of three half-sisters and one half-brother, children of a murderer.
Le Cri de la soie (1996) **
Marie Trintignant's finely nuanced performance earned her a Cesar (i.e. Gallic Oscar) nomination as best actress for playing a young woman obsessed by fine fabrics, especially silk. Her psychiatrist, also a fetishist, falls in love with her. The film is set in France during World War I. The pacing is sluggish and the erotic obessions strangely unarousing. The best erotic films usually eschew textile industry products.
Le Huitieme jour (1996) **
A divorced businessman (Daniel Auteuil) befriends a mentally-challenged man (Pascal Duquenne). Sentimental, often ridiculous film. Also quite funny, profoundly moving and sad.
Pedale douce (1996) *
A bizarre love triangle involving a woman (Fanny Ardant), a straight man (Richard Berry) and a gay man.
Love etc (1996) *
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charles Berling and Yvan Attal star in this rather boring film loosely inspired by "Jules et Jim".
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