An anthology film made up of five segments, each dealing with early adulthood love. As I like to do with most anthology films, I'll review each one by one.
Antoine and Colette Directed by François Truffaut Rating: 7/10
I'd seen this one before without realizing it was part of an anthology film. It's a solid sequel (of sorts) to The 400 Blows.
Warsaw Directed by Andrzej Wajda Rating: 6.5/10
This one's odd. It starts with a man pulling off a daring rescue at a zoo, then there's suddenly a party, and then suddenly we're dealing with PTSD. It's strange and uneven, but compelling.
Rome Directed by Renzo Rossellini Rating: 4/10
A boring melodrama about an older woman confronting her man's mistress. It's the shortest and easily the most disposable of the lot.
Tokyo Directed by Shintaro Ishihara Rating: 6/10
Outdoes Warsaw to become the strangest film of the entire anthology. It's more about obsession and stalking than love in the traditional sense, but I appreciated how different it was from the others here. I don't think it came together into something great, but it adds value to the overall film.
Munich Directed by Marcel Ophüls Rating: 6/10
I was only familiar with Marcel Ophüls as a director of long and very serious documentaries, so the idea of seeing a short film about romance by him was intriguing. Munich was just okay though, but at least it didn't drag things down like the Rome segment (interestingly, both Rome and Munich were directed by sons of famous directors; Roberto Rossellini and Max Ophüls respectively).
Antoine and Colette Directed by François Truffaut Rating: 7/10
I'd seen this one before without realizing it was part of an anthology film. It's a solid sequel (of sorts) to The 400 Blows.
Warsaw Directed by Andrzej Wajda Rating: 6.5/10
This one's odd. It starts with a man pulling off a daring rescue at a zoo, then there's suddenly a party, and then suddenly we're dealing with PTSD. It's strange and uneven, but compelling.
Rome Directed by Renzo Rossellini Rating: 4/10
A boring melodrama about an older woman confronting her man's mistress. It's the shortest and easily the most disposable of the lot.
Tokyo Directed by Shintaro Ishihara Rating: 6/10
Outdoes Warsaw to become the strangest film of the entire anthology. It's more about obsession and stalking than love in the traditional sense, but I appreciated how different it was from the others here. I don't think it came together into something great, but it adds value to the overall film.
Munich Directed by Marcel Ophüls Rating: 6/10
I was only familiar with Marcel Ophüls as a director of long and very serious documentaries, so the idea of seeing a short film about romance by him was intriguing. Munich was just okay though, but at least it didn't drag things down like the Rome segment (interestingly, both Rome and Munich were directed by sons of famous directors; Roberto Rossellini and Max Ophüls respectively).