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Isabelle Renauld,
Isabelle Renauld,
Francois Renaud,
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Catherine Breillat,
Catherine Breillat
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: Not Rated
: Fox Lorber
: Drama, Foreign, France, Crime, Erotica
: 110 min.
: French
: English
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This realistic and disturbingly grim French drama centers on a May/December romance that goes tragically awry resulting in a brutal murder. The dark tale begins in Dunkirk where police inspectors attempt to reconstruct the murder of Frederique who is found sodomized by a broomstick and stabbed to death on a kitchen table. The killer is Christophe who stands around in total, numb shock. It is Frederique's teenage daughter who tells of the terrible romance in a statement to police. Christophe was 28 when he met the ten-years-older Frederique at a wedding. Both successful professionals, sparks fly and soon begin courting. Eventually they become lovers, but are only briefly happy before large fissures appear in their relationship. Christophe loves her, but does not want an exclusive relationship. Frederique, who has already been twice divorced wants more and becomes bitter when it doesn't happen. They fight and it is during their break up that the tragedy ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
March 8, 2005 - 7:39 PM PST
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3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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PERFECT LOVE is not one of Catherine Breillat's more interesting films. In fact, it's surprisingly conventional, given what else she's come up with over the past 20-odd years. Detailing the relationship between a young man and older woman, the film begins with its ending, circling back to the high note of the affair's beginning then proceeding slowly (too slowly) down hill.
Breillat's ideas about the needs, desires and demands of men and women seem less noteworthy and more generic here than in some of her other work. The performances are quite good, as far as they are allowed to go. I take it that Breillat means her title ironically; if not, perfect love is clearly meant to be one that starts at the top and descends to death and destruction for both parties. As usual in this moviemaker's work, mothers come out badly. |
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GreenCine Member Rating
(Average 6.03)
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