Two scriptwriter friends with clashing personalities decide to write a contemporary political film. Facing difficulties and traps, they stray from the plot. With their lives constantly inter... Read allTwo scriptwriter friends with clashing personalities decide to write a contemporary political film. Facing difficulties and traps, they stray from the plot. With their lives constantly intertwined with the story of the Moliterno and co.Two scriptwriter friends with clashing personalities decide to write a contemporary political film. Facing difficulties and traps, they stray from the plot. With their lives constantly intertwined with the story of the Moliterno and co.
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La fête aux puissants.
Arguably a lesser work in Robert Guédiguian 's oeuvre,one of the most interesting directors of the contemporary French cinema ; not to be mentioned among his greatest works,such movies as "les neiges du Kilimandjaro" "à la place du coeur" " une histoire de fous" or "voyage en Arménie , "à l'attaque" displays his strong social concern :he's not a champagne socialist ,he's a humanist ,demanding a square deal for the underprivileged ,the underdogs of the society.
But for the cine buff ,there is another aspect not to be neglected: Guédiguian certainly loves Julien Duvivier whose dyptich "sous le ciel de Paris" (1951) and "la fête à Henriette" (1952) pushed the envelope in the fifties French cinema ; "la ville est tranquille " ,with all these characters whose fates were intertwined:what Duvivier did for Paris in 1951, Guédiguian did it for Marseille.
Duvivier's and collaborator Jeanson's influences are so glaring in "à l'attaque" that it's a bit disappointing that the director did not mention these past masters in the "special thanks "of the final cast and credits ; the initial situation is directly borrowed from "la fête à Henriette" ,and Duvivier did that half a century before him !two screenwriters bickering , who do not always agree, the spoof on another director (Carné's "les portes de la nuit" for Duvivier and Demy's musicals for Guédiguian in the scene in the modern brothel ) , the movie in progress; Duvivier's film influence made its influence felt even in America ("Paris when it sizzles" by Richard Quine was a remake,and "Alex and Emma" ,another one in disguise ).
That said, there are good moments to be enjoyed in "à l'attaque ",and it's a pleasure to meet again Guédiguian 's team :his partner ,Ariane A. , true to form ;and Podalydès as the screenwriter and Darroussin as one of his characters ,it's a treat for fans for both actors.
One line is the key to the movie :a woman from the people would not say "an erotic friendship" ,the educated (and privileged) screenwriter says and there's the rub: too many lines revolve around sex, with four-letter words galore , and Guédiguian ,whose forte is finesse (see his depiction of the working class in "les neiges du Kilimandjaro") , does not avoid crudeness and vulgarity here;like "la fête à Henriette" , it is in turn comedy (but often heavy-handed) or drama (with a Robin Hood side: the intrusion at night when the executive officer is sleeping in his silken sheets ); the story is muddled ,but after all,it's only a draft ;the actors ,fortunately , are all excellent .Dig the lines of the youngster who knows better in law than their persecutors ,without having entered a college.
But for the cine buff ,there is another aspect not to be neglected: Guédiguian certainly loves Julien Duvivier whose dyptich "sous le ciel de Paris" (1951) and "la fête à Henriette" (1952) pushed the envelope in the fifties French cinema ; "la ville est tranquille " ,with all these characters whose fates were intertwined:what Duvivier did for Paris in 1951, Guédiguian did it for Marseille.
Duvivier's and collaborator Jeanson's influences are so glaring in "à l'attaque" that it's a bit disappointing that the director did not mention these past masters in the "special thanks "of the final cast and credits ; the initial situation is directly borrowed from "la fête à Henriette" ,and Duvivier did that half a century before him !two screenwriters bickering , who do not always agree, the spoof on another director (Carné's "les portes de la nuit" for Duvivier and Demy's musicals for Guédiguian in the scene in the modern brothel ) , the movie in progress; Duvivier's film influence made its influence felt even in America ("Paris when it sizzles" by Richard Quine was a remake,and "Alex and Emma" ,another one in disguise ).
That said, there are good moments to be enjoyed in "à l'attaque ",and it's a pleasure to meet again Guédiguian 's team :his partner ,Ariane A. , true to form ;and Podalydès as the screenwriter and Darroussin as one of his characters ,it's a treat for fans for both actors.
One line is the key to the movie :a woman from the people would not say "an erotic friendship" ,the educated (and privileged) screenwriter says and there's the rub: too many lines revolve around sex, with four-letter words galore , and Guédiguian ,whose forte is finesse (see his depiction of the working class in "les neiges du Kilimandjaro") , does not avoid crudeness and vulgarity here;like "la fête à Henriette" , it is in turn comedy (but often heavy-handed) or drama (with a Robin Hood side: the intrusion at night when the executive officer is sleeping in his silken sheets ); the story is muddled ,but after all,it's only a draft ;the actors ,fortunately , are all excellent .Dig the lines of the youngster who knows better in law than their persecutors ,without having entered a college.
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- Oct 7, 2021
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