Just Seen: L'Age des ténèbres
A wonderfully subdued, yet strongly sarcastic movie from Denys Arcand - with horrible renditions of operatic arias by Rufus Wainwright and a matching uneven oboe in the closing credits - well-written, masterfully shot, and superbly played out by the Canadian cast, this film represents a not-so-distant futurustic satire of the Canadian society... A MUST SEE!..
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Many critics say it's just a Canadian version of "American Beauty" - too many analogies, too derivative! What do you think?
ReplyDeletemany critics should have mentioned how derivative American Beauty was of Happiness by Todd Solondz, but that is another story altogether. No, I think this movie is a social satire, not a sexual tragifarce that Beauty tried to be. If anything, L´Age would age badly, since the humour is pretty much anchored in today´s socio-political life of Canada. On the other hand, Beauty is much darker and much more dramatic than this fluffy sendup.
ReplyDelete"Les Invasions Barbares" - that's a MUST SEE!!! I have never laughed and cried so hard at any other movie :)
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