Alix Delaporte preparing a traveling |
is what is commonly called a nice little movie. Yes, small, and without being pejorative. Little from the budget obviously, and for the film, which does not seek to stir to universal themes, but to focus on the daily and follow closely his characters. This film features two characters rather lonely, frustrated feelings. Tony himself, quarantine, prefers living with his mother since his father disappeared at sea that does not facilitate the meetings, as its occupation, fisherman. And then he must still take a look at his younger brother, Ryan, who six months after the accident is still trying to trace the remains of the father. She, Angela, trying to hide a past that she is not proud (we will not so much, and whatever). She sees a counselor rehabilitation, abandons his job at the factory (by biting a bike route) and cohabitation with Tony's mother is not always simple. She is wary, plays with the truth. It reminds me of Adele in ADELE H. Truffaut, and less hysterical! Angela also said that fixes it. She marries, she will not marry, according to the interlocutor, as it's used or not. These two people that everything should be separated (Laurel and Hardy in the words of Ryan) will join their loneliness, and build a story.
Clothilde Hesme and Gregory Gadebois |
ANGELE AND TONY is not a movie pessimistic, gloomy, nor maudlin. If this type of history recalls the cinema of the Dardenne brothers, the tone is less tragic, situations less excessive. There is hope, light, a little gray cloud on the Normandy coast, but light. For his first film, Alix Delaporte just touches. Point dazzling staging, she wrote and filmed the economy. It perfectly captures his part, region, country, sea, these fishermen, but not make a film activist, although economic difficulties are addressed, and without us eyeful reconstructionist (This is not a documentary disguised fisheries). It does not make us a psychological film with background clumsy characters. These are not stereotypes. They live, exist, without complaining of their condition. This same approach guides the staging. Everything is told in a few planes. Alix Delaporte known to stop a plane or a scene, when the idea has passed. The best example is the final scene, filmed by others who have lasted three lead, with slowed and violins. Here it is sufficient to raise his three characters on a beach swept by the wind (let's see if being caught by a crab hurts), to capture the image it necessary, and stop it. An image, only one, and no long speeches.
The Belgian actor Patrick Descamps |
Another quality of this film dyed his performers. Angela is played by Clotilde Hesme , came from the theater, and accustomed auteur films (the band ... Garrel). It is wonderful, dark and light at a time. Facing her, a newcomer to the French Comedy: Greg Gadebois. It must have ears whistling this one: the new Gabin! Depardieu's new! Robust, rotund, and expresses so many feelings in the eyes, false churl with a soft heart, soft-spoken. It reminds me of British actor Peter Mullan, seen in Ken Loach. From the same cloth. There is also Evelyne Didi, Tony's mother and Patrick Descamps (the grandfather of the boy) that I love, it was often crossed in Lucas Belvaux, or Giannoli. And in a very small role (the grandmother) is Corine Marienneau . She was a musician, bassist for rock band: Phone!
ANGELE AND TONY is a success, a brittle film, accurate, sensitive, produced and distributed with little means, but word of mouth can help keep showing.
ANGELE AND TONY
Written and directed by Alix Delaporte
Dir. Photo: Claire Mathon
Music: Matthew Maestracci
With: Clotilde Hesme, Gregory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi, Patrick Descamps
Colors - Format 1:85 - 1:25
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