Ji-Yan Seguin : Camille

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Poetic But Too Explicit

Author: Lex-13 from Northampton, MA
27 August 2003

This film has a lot of good things going for it. The cinematography is awesome if too artificial at times. Some of the takes are too clearly references to classic images but still make for a nice overall look. The acting is generally convincing and precise although a few lines drops the ambiance too abruptly.

The plot itself is interesting if taken as an artistic process. Suspension of disbelief helps greatly as it's best  to immerse oneself in the overall experience rather than nitpick on details. Quite a few counterfactual errors are to be expected in such situations. In a way, this could have been a great film if some things had been taken out. At times, the viewer is spoon-fed an interpretation of the "poetry" of the film. Letting the art speak for itself would have helped greatly.

For some reason, the same is true of the previews. Simply put, they seem to say too much although it's hard to tell what effect they would have on someone who knows nothing of the movie.Let's hope that, next time, Manon Briand will let her artistic sense free and not impose it on the viewer.

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Mwoui c'est toujours facile de critiquer,de dire ce qu'il aurai fallu faire après coup...Quelle condescendance!  Quelle prétention! Faut lire des bouquins mec...laisse tomber le cinéma :TROP explicite