Š-DR-ELLE S'EN VA d'Emmanuelle Bercot (2013) p3

03/09/2014 06:34 par tellurikwaves

Camille (la chanteuse) que j'ai apprécié euh...très moyennement

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Part road movie (French style), part family drama

Author: Paul Allaer from Cincinnati
29 March 2014
 

"On My Way" (2013 release from France; 113 min.; original title "Elle S'en Va") brings the story of Bettie (played by Catherine Deneuve), a sixty-something widow who runs a small restaurant somewhere in Bretagne. Things are not well with Bettie: the restaurant is barely surviving, and her love life is in tatters. One afternoon, Bettie leaves the restaurant, on the pretense of getting some cigarettes, but instead Bettie hits the road. In a separate but parallel story line, Bettie's daughter Muriel, a single mom, has a job offer in faraway Brussels, and can Bettie pick up Charly, Muriel's 11 yr. old son, and take him to Charly's grandfather (on Charly's dad's side). Bettie reluctantly agrees. To tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.

Couple of comments: first, this movie is written and directed by French actress/director Emmanuelle Bercot, specifically with Catherine Deneuve in mind for the role of Bettie. Second, I have seen many movies of Catherine Deneuve, and this is yet again a top notch acting performance. Hard to believe that she is 69 years when this was filmed! It comes as no surprise that this role netted her yet another, the umpteenth, nomination for Cezar Best Actress (the Oscar equivalent in France). But kudos as well to newcomer Nemo Schiffman who is outstanding as the 11 yr. old boy. Third, a good chunk of the movie plays out like a true road movie, French style of course. The movie takes us on the back roads of various regions in France, including of course Bretagne, but also the Loire region, and Haute-Savoie. Last but certainly not least, while there is a good amount of "family drama", the movie is also an ode to life in rural France that is becoming more and more out of reach or simply disappearing. Check out the long scene where the entire family is having dinner outside. So French! Bottom line: this movie is an unexpected pleasure which I enjoyed from start to finish. This movie showed up this weekend without any pre-release hype or advertising at my local art-house theater here in Cincinnati, and I figure this won't play long so I went to see it right away. The matinée screening where I saw this at today was better attended than I had expected. If you are in the mood for a top quality foreign movie that is miles away from your standard Hollywood fare, and where you get to watch one of the top actresses of this generation, by all means, don't miss this, be it in the theater or on DVD/Bly-ray. "Elle S'en Va" is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

11 out of 15 people found the following review useful:

Intriguing Catherine Deneuve vehicle.

Author: Mozjoukine (Mozjoukine@yahoo.com.au) from Australia
11 December 2013

Meandering but always on target account of Granny and one time Miss Brittany Catherine, exasperated by the problems of her small town life to the point of getting into the car and driving across France, only to get caught up in the dramas of her daughter, needing her to supervise the grandson who she has to shuffle to his already ticked off paternal grandfather - and we end up with yet another out of doors meal.

Though it avoids the touristy locations this one is a remarkable non judgmental cross section of 21st Century France, peopled by vivid characters just short of real. Deneuve continues to find vehicles which show off her stellar presence.

3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:

Deneuve is ageless

Author: rkrogers1854 from Redondo Beach, California
10 May 2014

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This movie takes a classic storyline and puts a new shine on it. Catherine Deneuve's ageless beauty and humanity shine through as she wanders unfamiliar country - geographically and emotionally - searching for herself and finding that and much more. Always important to success in film is putting together a cast that works, and this film is no exception. Where did they find the "farmer"? What a great side story, and it only added to the main theme. Gerard Garouste and Camille were particularly excellent in support. Some of the film's little side conflicts seemed too conveniently resolved; but they served to flesh out the relationships and that was really what caught my interest in the film anyway.

5 out of 8 people found the following review useful:

Ambitious…Average…French.

Author: Johnny Hollywood from Sydney, Australia
20 May 2014

Quintessentially French in almost every way, from the extended stare shots to an abundance of cigarette smoke and, of course, numerous mental breakdowns from a character vainly trying to find her place in the universe, Emmanuelle Bercot's (Backstage) road trip dramedy On My Way has all the stylings of a heartfelt foreign gem, but never fleshes out the very promising relationships forged by its cast, opting instead for mediocrity through melodrama.

The inarguable highlight is the performance of Catherine Deneuve, one-time sex kitten turned French film royalty, who – still stunning in her late sixties – keeps the film rolling with her dedicated, complex portrayal of Bettie, an aimless restaurant owner who tries to stitch up her frayed relationship with daughter Muriel (singer-songwriter Camille) by taking her grandson, the flamboyant Charly (Nemo Schiffman) on a cross-country road trip.

Like most car-buddy films, the reward lies in the journey, not the destination. On My Way runs into both peaks and troughs in this area, with some moments deftly illustrating the different worlds Bettie and her grandson come from (especially touching is the pair sharing terrible Chinese food in a two-star motel while discussing love and loss), while others leave you demanding Charly cop a smack around the head from his decidedly pushover grandma.

When Bettie finally delivers Charly to the mansion of his estranged grandfather – now the mayor of a remote country village – the film's loose ends struggle to catch up to an ambitious ending that unfortunately closes on a whimper, not a bang. On My Way is a pleasant ride, sure, just not a memorable one.

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Š-DR-ELLE S'EN VA d'Emmanuelle Bercot (2013) p2

03/09/2014 06:14 par tellurikwaves

Lien vers "Portrait" par le New York magazine
http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/02/catherine-deneuve-portrait-at-70.html

Production / Genèse

Emmanuelle Bercot : « À l'origine de ce projet se trouve une femme, Catherine Deneuve, et mon désir de la filmer, de marcher avec elle et d'écrire ainsi pour elle. Rapidement, presque instinctivement, est venu le désir de la voir « sur la route », rencontrant une diversité de gens. Le désir de la montrer comme une femme, plutôt qu'une mère, et aussi comme une grand-mère, confrontée à son petit-fils. »

Tournage

Le tournage a eu lieu en 2012 et les extérieurs ont notamment été tournés en juin en Bretagne à Le Trévoux (Finistère) et à La Roche-Bernard et Quistinic (Morbihan), à Izieu (Ain), ainsi qu'à Menthon-Saint-Bernard (Haute-Savoie).

Chansons du film

Š-DR-ELLE S'EN VA d'Emmanuelle Bercot (2013)

03/09/2014 05:58 par tellurikwaves

Elle s'en va est un film français réalisé par Emmanuelle Bercot, sorti en 2013.

http://www.franceculture.fr/emission-projection-privee-projection-privee-emmanuelle-bercot-2013-09-21

Résumé
Bettie, la soixantaine, se voit soudain abandonnée par son amant et en péril financier avec le restaurant familial. Que faire de sa vie ? Elle prend sa voiture, croyant faire le tour du pâté de maison. Ce sera une échappée. Au fil de la route : des rencontres de hasard, un gala d’ex-miss ...

Cast
Catherine Deneuve : Bettie
Nemo Schiffman : Charly, le petit-fils de Bettie
Gérard Garouste : Alain
Camille : Muriel, la fille de Bettie
Claude Gensac : Annie, la mère de Bettie
Paul Hamy : Marco
Mylène Demongeot : Fanfan, Miss Bocage normand 1969
Hafsia Herzi : Jeanne
Valérie Lagrange : Miss de la Mayenne 1969
Évelyne Leclercq : Miss Champagne 1969
Pierre Toulgoat : le papy à la cigarette
Noël Lepetit : le pompiste

Fiche technique
Titre original : Elle s'en va
Titre anglais : On My Way
Réalisation : Emmanuelle Bercot
Assistants-réalisation : Frédéric Gérard, Arnaud Rivaille
Scénario : Emmanuelle Bercot, Jérôme Tonnerre
Décors : Éric Barboza
Costumes : Pascaline Chavanne
Photographie : Guillaume Schiffman
Son : Pierre André, Séverin Favriau, Jean-Pierre Laforce
Montage : Julien Leloup
Producteurs : Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier
Productrice exécutive : Christine de Jekel
Sociétés de production : Fidélité Films (France),
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (France), Wild Bunch (France)
En association avec Soficinéma (France),
Cofimage 24 (France), Palatine Étoile  (France)
Avec la participation de OCS (Orange Cinéma Séries, France),
Région Rhône-Alpes, CNC (France)
Le soutien de la Région Bretagne
Sociétés de distribution : Wild Bunch (France, Pays-Bas),
ABC Distribution (Belgique), Métropole Films Distribution (Québec),
Xenix Filmdistribution (Suisse romande), Elle Driver (vente à l'étranger)
Pays d'origine : Drapeau de la France France
Langue : français
Format : DCP — couleur — 1.85:1 — son stéréo 5.1 Dolby Digital
Genre : road movie, comédie dramatique
Durée : 113 min
France : 18 septembre 2013
(fr) Classification CNC : tous publics (visa d'exploitation no 133575 délivré le 31 juillet 2013)

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Avis de presse
Emmanuelle Bercot avec Elle s’en va, met en scène Catherine Deneuve dans un road-movie en forme de récit initiatique. Véritable déclaration d’amour à l’actrice, le long- métrage prouve surtout que l’on peut encore tomber amoureux à 60 ans passés, comme l’on peut encore le faire d’une actrice de qui l’on pensait pourtant tout connaître.

 Ce n’est pas la destination qui importe, mais les chemins empruntés pour s’y rendre dit-on. Emmanuelle Bercot met en application cette philosophie dans son film Elle s’en va. Le chemin, c’est celui de Bettie, ancienne miss reconvertie en propriétaire d’un petit restaurant en Bretagne, que la réalisatrice filme. Du jour au lendemain, la reine de beauté décide de tout plaquer pour un paquet de cigarettes en même temps que ces années qu’elle a laissées filer sans même sans apercevoir.

Le plus égoïstement du monde, façon dont elle a d’ailleurs toujours fonctionné, on le comprend avec le personnage de sa fille, c’est son plaisir à elle que Bettie cherchera dans les rencontres qui jalonneront son chemin, avec un jeune contrebandier par exemple, et des réponses sur ses échecs passés qu’elle trouvera, sans même les avoir cherchées. Ce sont ces rencontres tout au long de la route qui constituent la véritable force du film, celle notamment d’un vieil homme aux doigts trop gonflés pour rouler correctement sa cigarette et qui au détour de la conversation parlera de la perte de l’être aimé et continuera de vivre tout simplement.
 
Celle aussi et surtout de son petit fils, que Bettie n’a pas vu depuis  plusieurs années et qu’elle doit réapprendre à connaître et surtout à aimer. C’est l’amour, thème privilégié, qui traverse le film et après quoi, sans même le savoir, le personnage court. C’est celui qu’Emmanuelle Bercot porte à l’actrice Catherine Deneuve qui motive chaque plan, que cette dernière occupe d’ailleurs. La réalisatrice réalise ici une ode à la femme qu’elle filme, en la magnifiant dans chaque mouvement de caméra, chaque dialogue qu’elle prononce, chaque action qu’elle entreprend, chaque cigarette qu’elle porte à sa bouche.

En montrant qu’à 60 ans on peut encore partir à la recherche de soi-même et trouver des réponses inattendues,(voui...mais tout le monde n'est pas Catherine Deneuve...) elle crée surtout un écho à la vie de l’actrice. Elle prouve que son parcours n’est pas encore arrivé à sa conclusion et quelle plus belle preuve pour ça que de lui donner un des plus beaux rôles de sa vie à presque 70 ans ?

Š-DR- HYSTERIA de Tanya Wexler (2011) fin

01/09/2014 16:25 par tellurikwaves

Trivia &Goofs

-Director 'Tanya Wexler' stated that the hardest shot to get for the movie was of two ducks mating. After filming hundreds of hours of ducks with nothing to show for it, they finally got the shot they needed when someone found a video on YouTube.

-Dr. Granville's electromechanical vibrator was portable but had a wet cell battery that weighed about 40 pounds.(un peu plus de 18 kilos !!)

-When Emily and Mortimer are sitting on a bench towards the end of the film, a few drops of rain or dew from a leaf land on the Mortimer's coat, resulting in a few spots of moisture which disappear and reappear in subsequent shots.
 
Factual errors
 
-The film suggests that the Granville Electric was the first mechanical vibrator. While it pioneered the use of electricity in the vibrator, hand-cranked models existed before the Granville.

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01/09/2014 16:14 par tellurikwaves

La très talentueuse réalisatrice Tanya Wexler

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01/09/2014 16:05 par tellurikwaves

 
Hysterically funny
9/10
Author: monogatari82 from Netherlands
30 October 2011

I saw this film this night at the Leiden Film Festival where it was the final film. I think what makes it funny is that it is a subject we can all relate to (* even the men) although it something one rarely discusses in public.

The majority of the crowd were all women, but there were some men as well. The organizers also held a lottery, handing out numbers---the prizes where vibrators generally donated by a sexshop. Surprisingly, a lot of men won a vibrators, perhaps they need it even more;)....(you probably get it if yousee the film).

I also really enjoyed the beautiful set and costumes, it made it very convincing and the acting was great. You can see all the actors had as much fun acting in this movie, as we had watching it.I want to own this film on DVD:)

Š-DR- HYSTERIA de Tanya Wexler (2011) p23

01/09/2014 15:57 par tellurikwaves

Š-DR- HYSTERIA p22

01/09/2014 15:43 par tellurikwaves

Baffled by mediocre reviews
10/10
Author: Mark T from United States
30 May 2012

I can't fathom why this film isn't rated higher. Well OK, I can -- it's probably several factors, none of which act to reduce my 10 rating. Maybe some uptight viewers are uncomfortable with a film about female sexuality, or a film that appears to trivialize it or that acknowledges & dissects extensive bygone quackery that involved it. Maybe British accents exhaust and frustrate a USA-skewed voter population. Or maybe Rupert isn't quite as gorgeous at 53 as he was at 30. Duh.

This film was a joy to watch, extremely funny in many places and precisely acted throughout, with no cheap cartoonish exaggeration (even where the script could have begged for it). A few bits were ever so slightly uneven or formulaic, but really, what isn't anymore? This was well worth the ticket price, and the smiles of so many around us as we left confirmed that others felt the same.

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01/09/2014 15:22 par tellurikwaves

Feel Warm All Over
10/10
Author: Chi Li Wong from United States
13 May 2012

Mostly charming and just a bit naughty this film is a little gem of a romantic comedy. Maggie G. and Hugh D. are delightfully at odds while touching on issues of women's rights, class and medical practices of the day. There are some truly laugh out loud moments. Don't miss this one. I promise you, like the women in the film, you're going to feel much better afterwards!

From Indie Wire:

Director Tanya Wexler and writers Stephen Dyer and Jonah Lisa Dyer take full advantage, giving us a truly hilarious look at the oppressive scientific ideas that used to surround female sexuality.

The based-on-true-events story is that of Dr. Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy), who is having trouble finding work in the squalor of London's old-fashioned hospitals (which are portrayed with the dark sensibility of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"). He finally ends up working for Dr. Robert Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce), an expert in female hysteria.

The basis of the practice, built around this now defunct sexually-associated diagnosis, is *ahem* manual stimulation. Initially Dr. Granville gets along just fine, developing well-intentioned feelings for his superior's morally fibrous phrenologist daughter Emily (Felicity Jones). Yet her sister, the passionate suffragette and social activist Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal), throws everything ff-kilter.

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01/09/2014 15:17 par tellurikwaves

HYSTERIA is hysterical
10/10
Author: ian-janer from New York, NY
16 May 2012

I loved Hysteria. It is entertaining, fun, witty, and light, and it has some great performances by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy. The movie treats female sexuality in a way that is real and matter-of-fact, and I think it is really important to see that point of view in cinema (too often female sexuality in film only serves to excite male fantasies). The movie is a great, entertaining,weekend-with-friends film,and despite its feminist streak,it is just as enjoyable for men as it is for women.I laughed out loud countless times, and highly recommend Hysteria to anyone seeking a light, fun, but still meaningful romp.