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| Lovers: Dogme 5 |
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| Originally released: 1999 |
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One of the best films at 1999's Edinburgh Film Festival, Lovers marks
the directorial debut of Jean-Marc Barr. It's the perfect antidote to
the feminist New Wave (Romance, La Nouvelle Eve). Taking the premise of
love at first sight, between a bookstore clerk (Elodie Bouchez, La Vie
Revee Des Anges) and a refugee artist, Barr creates an intense film
focussed entirely on (the faces of) his protagonists. Partially
improvised, filmed at a crazy speed around Paris, the movie feels
surprisingly fresh given its ingredients (lovers, Paris, art),
because of its honesty, and integrity. An overlooked gem.
Sophie Levy
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