Language: French / Arabic
Country: Canada
Actors: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard
Director: Denis Villeneuve
A story based on the play Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad. It was on the shortlist for an Oscar as the Best Foreign Language movie in the 83rd edition in January 2011.
A complex storyline about fractured relationships and how the death of a woman tries to fix those fractures. The first half an hour was ordinary (for me) and then the movie gathers momentum to become one of the best movies of recent times.
One should credit the playwright, Wajdi Mouawad for giving us such a wonderful story and Of course the director, Denis Villeneuve for extracting the maximum out of the story. Unfortunate this brilliant movie had to lose out to another brilliant movie, Hævnen / In a better world from Denmark.
The one drawback I can think of is the jerk I felt getting into and coming back from flashbacks. I thought the transition gave me a bit of a shock every time it happened, may be the director intended it to be this way. This little thing can’t take the sheen out of this superb movie.
Lovely movie, loved Grégoire Hetzel’s music.
Very highly recommended.
SHELL-SHOCKED! i heard about this movie and lost track of it but thanks to YOU & YOUR BLOG i just watched it! still reeling from the after-effects! THIS WILL BE A LIFE CHANGING MOVIE FOR MANY BROTHER! keep up this good work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Naveen... That was so kind of you !! Honestly, your encouragement is what makes this blog tick !! Thanks a million... Keep coming :-)
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