Reviews

This movie tells the story of a family collapsing on its own equilibrium. The director chooses a series of very essential and meaningful scenes and we seldom see close ups. The camera is almost always fixed in one point, and this gives the viewer the sensation of being a hidden witness to the events. Real life brothers Jérémie and Yannick Renier play 2 twin brothers that couldn't be more different. One is instinctive, passionate, ill-tempered and self-confident, while the other is more sensitive, shy and withdrawn. Their divorced mother is played by a brilliant Isabelle Huppert, and is experiencing a second wind in her life and believes that her sons are pinning her down. When she decides to sell their house to start a new life with her lover, tension rises and the family bursts apart. Lafosse has proved to have talent as a director. I give it a 6/10.

The cinema came down laughing 2 minutes after the takeoff of the film (which actually takes place on an airplane), and never stopped. The screenplay is simply flawless, and actors honor it with remarkable interpretations. A good example of good comedy. Although there are no coups de scénes and the plot flows quite smoothly, humour is never compromised. Common places about men and women relationships are broken non chalantly, and romance fits fine: a romantic comedy which is very funny and very romantic. Big part of the film's charm is the language, and I couldn't tell whether a non-Spanish speaker would like it or not. Maybe there's an American remake somewhere.