I had the pleasure of seeing two films by
Abdellatif Kechiche back to back on Tuesday.
First up was
Games of Love and Chance. An earlier film from the director of
The Secret of the Grain. Similar in a lot of ways to this year's SIFF entry "Ain't Scared" it deals with kids in the projects outside Paris. A simple story about a kid trying to impress a girl by participating in the school play. A lot of very enthusiastic acting and some good dialog. Definitely preferred this to "Aint Scared.". Definitely liked the film and I probably would rate it even higher if I hadn't then seen...
The Secret of the Grain was absolutely a high point of the festival for me - certainly will be in my final top 5. A saga of family, love, dying industries and cous cous. This is a fairly long running movie but I really didn't notice at all. I think it's better you know less before you see this. It follows an extended family of Tunisian immigrants. It starts with the patriarch losing his job on the docks where he's worked for the last 35 years. With two families (he's divorced) there's still a need for him to feel productive. So he throws himself into a plan to open a fish cous cous restaurant based on his ex-wifes signature dish on a reconditioned boat. More adventure than any episode of a cooking reality show crossed with a soap opera then ensues. Great performances combine with an exceptional ratchetting up of the action to make for a super fun time. Just don't go in hungry or you'll regret it.
First up was Games of Love and Chance. An earlier film from the director of The Secret of the Grain. Similar in a lot of ways to this year's SIFF entry "Ain't Scared" it deals with kids in the projects outside Paris. A simple story about a kid trying to impress a girl by participating in the school play. A lot of very enthusiastic acting and some good dialog. Definitely preferred this to "Aint Scared.". Definitely liked the film and I probably would rate it even higher if I hadn't then seen...
The Secret of the Grain was absolutely a high point of the festival for me - certainly will be in my final top 5. A saga of family, love, dying industries and cous cous. This is a fairly long running movie but I really didn't notice at all. I think it's better you know less before you see this. It follows an extended family of Tunisian immigrants. It starts with the patriarch losing his job on the docks where he's worked for the last 35 years. With two families (he's divorced) there's still a need for him to feel productive. So he throws himself into a plan to open a fish cous cous restaurant based on his ex-wifes signature dish on a reconditioned boat. More adventure than any episode of a cooking reality show crossed with a soap opera then ensues. Great performances combine with an exceptional ratchetting up of the action to make for a super fun time. Just don't go in hungry or you'll regret it.
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