This is like a sad painting. The actions of the two main characters are never overly dramatic--life is matter of fact and we need to embrace it (or not). As the young woman tussles with continuing her life with a man who is not particularly exciting, she comes to realize that life is not just another person. It is a series of experiences, many of which are mundane and part of daily events. So the village takes on its own life as it begins to win her over through its own characters' interactions. We could pick out a number of these to focus on. But like a great painting, it is the totality of the thing that embraces us. I had never seen a work by this director and hope to come up with some others.
Review of La Pointe Courte
