The Russian Dolls (Poupées russes, Les)
Friday, January 26, 2007
I caught this last night without any prior knowledge of the storyline, premise or Cédric Klapisch except that I recognised the title "L'Auberge espagnole", a phrase that comes in reference to Klapisch's previous film. The trailer doesn't paint the perfect picture; it is a love story that tells us to avoid clichés in writing before throwing them back at us in a delightfully unpredictable fashion. Xavier Rousseau reminded me of Tomas in The Unbearable Lightness of Being adaptation, maybe he just bears a likeness to Daniel Day Lewis, but I could see Rousseau calmly echoing that "Take off your clothes" catchphrase. Kelly Reilly is delightful to watch. Dolls is an effusive trans-culture love tale that maintains a heartwarming questioning outlook on the great mystery without having to resort to mindless sickening sweetness akin to the colour pink. Such is, a self respecting movie goer can happily watch a romantic comedy without needing a bucket, and this is a significant achievement in its own right.
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