Ne Me Quitte Pas is set in a sleepy village in the forests of Wallonia where time seems to have stood still for years. The fifty-two-year-old Marcel is very depressed after his wife left him for another man and his house was ransacked. The older adventurer Bob lost his wife and lost contact with his children. It's not the only thing the two have friends in common. Together they spend the day preferably with a huge amount of alcohol.
Fortunately, the two men are together. Together they deal with everyday chores like cutting down the tree, hanging fly or a visit to the dentist. The interview at the rehab visit them together. However, it is Bob who refuses to participate in the program. The best man namely drink any other alcoholic beverage than rum (half bottle per day), so of dependence, according to him, no question.
In an almost voyeuristic way we follow Bob and Marcel on their way to continue to support each other and still make something of life. Bakker and Koevorden change very at hand recordings of the most intimate moments with remarkable cinematographic choices and beautiful shots of the gray and dreary landscape of Wallonia, where everything ruthless manner is imaged.
The fragmented structure of the documentary, we have witnessed many ups and downs in the few attempts of friends to overcome their alcoholism and depression. Unfortunately, this look feels sometimes patchy and a bit directionless. Many questions, such as what happened with Bob his wife or why he no longer sees his children, unfortunately remain unanswered.
Theme ?? s as transience, loneliness and failure are often discussed during the documentary. Although Bob and Marcel always a kind of wry, tragicomic way to continue to look at their misery, it does take a similar institution of the viewer to go along with this. For those who have not, can Ne Me Quitte Pas still sometimes be a long, depressing sitting. However, the documentary on professional and attractive manner is put together, is indisputable.
Lee Daniels took the main Cannes competition with The Paperboy , but the dirty, to exploitation tending film could not count on appreciation of a large audience. Otherwise, it was in his previous Precious , the social drama from 2009, which was nominated for six Oscars and ended two silver. Perhaps the American director was now so far back on a real crowd favorite. Because that is The Butler , and perhaps a little too much.
Let's start with an inventory of the cast. Then you end up with five Oscar winners and three Oscar Nominees. That's quite a bit, especially if you've seen the movie and know the half of it just has to do with a few sentences. Celebrities like Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Fonda are within a few minutes disappeared from sight, but of course their names be on the poster next to the silhouette of a butler that is colored largely by an American flag.
The true story of a black boy growing up between the cotton plants, but it manages to kick up butler in the White House, where he eventually works under eight presidents, will do well with a large audience. Especially in the United States, where the famous ?? do-your-best-and-you-can-accomplish-anything-what-you-want-structure ?? though many a filmmaker has produced a pretty million villa.
Cynical criticism is quickly lurking in The Butler , especially for the sober Dutchman. But that is not entirely justified. Even though Daniels is unashamedly for sale with his message and he let sentiment (especially towards the end) of his film dripping, this drama with a playing time of a thick two hours convincing though.
That some actors might be chosen to make the film more attention, does not affect the fact that they are here faultless cast. You should even arise - and have the guts - to choose Robin Williams as President Eisenhower, but it works. Or how about Oprah Winfrey in a bigger role as the loyal wife of Cecil Butler. The presenter is one of the most popular women of the United States, so maybe a simple key to success, but remember that they too can act pretty decent (although it is almost never seen in a movie).
The leading role is the always strong Forest Whitaker, which shows pretty subdued game here as Cecil, a hardworking man who tries to keep its family. This is especially difficult by his son, who is a supporter of the civil rights movement is fiercely against his father's humble work.
On the basis of these two characters the viewer change a picture of how American politics and society since 1957, the year in which Cecil adoption. It is not the first time that history in a film is used, but it is consistently chosen the perspective of African Americans is refreshing.
It's just a shame that Daniels is not a director of the subtle gesture. The message that your own opportunities can and must make is turned bloated. Despite the fact that it is so amazing that The Butler an entertaining, at times intriguing look has become the position of blacks in the United States.
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