The Lacemaker

-Hangi Amerikalı yazar boğazına takılan kemik yüzünden boğulmuştu?-

A talky romance movie that doesn't follow any beaten path, hinting at mismatch and dysfunction through a procession of small and intimate moments, and eventually takes a trajectorial shape that ties it up nicely. Its exposition of the relationship dynamic shows a gentle touch, devoid of loud drama. The dialogue never really soars above serviceability though, and Beneyton's acting is shaky as is some of the supporting cast.

For some reason, I believed going in that this was a period drama, rather than a very serious, melancholy study of a shy, lonely young woman cautiously entering her first love affair. This is the film that first brought the great Huppert to international attention, and an important one as such. It works in fits and starts, and the sometimes overbearing music score is a debit, but her performance is strong, as is that of Beneyton as the student with whom she may or may not have found lasting happ

Em honra de Claude Goretta (1929 – 2019). Devastador pequeno filme baseado no livro de Pascal Lainé que ganhou o Goncourt em 74 e foi traduzido no Brasil pela Clarice Lispector, a protagonista presa na sua própria incapacidade de se comunicar se vê incompreendida por todos. DVD Lume Filmes.

The hospital thing, and pretty much the whole ending, was a bit much/crude.

A portrait of a lonely soul that engages the viewer by it's authenticity and a stellar performance from Huppert.

A simple and then again touchingly strong story about silent but devoted love. Isabelle Huppert was stunning. The end saved much of otherwise calm storytelling.

A subtle, meditative character study with Huppert at the peak of her craft.