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Rosa la rose, fille publique (1986)
An alternative Romeo & Juliet!?
An impossible love. A Parisian whore and a young man fall in love, but, since she is so popular with all the clients, her pimp won't let her go. I really liked this film; I thought the characters of Rosa, Julien and the young boy to be played out well. It was a tragic story that I would parallel to (a modern, alternative version of) Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. A movie that I do recommend.
Flashdance (1983)
Good in the 80s, does not hold up today
When I first watched this movie, in the 80s, I loved it. I was totally fascinated by the music, the dancing... everything. However, I recently watched the whole thing again on DVD, and I was completely struck by how extremely stupid the storyline was - how it contained holes, inconsistencies and - frankly - a whole lot of crap - and how horrid the dancing was. I mean, in a realistic world, she would NEVER have gotten into that ballet repertory... The whole thing was quite pathetic. The character developments also lacked in depth. I think that this was, very much, a product of the 80s: the film does not hold up today!