Monday, March 14, 2005
Vive Le Mess
I love foreign film because it's life-sized and observant rather than being a well-constructed fantasty escape a la Hollywood. Characters are allowed to looky messy and stupid, not just in the beginning before a happy ending redeems them, but overall. Just like life. But life-sized doesn't at all mean boring or ordinary. Case in point: Confusion of Genders, a French film about a confused, forty-ish bisexual man with no fewer than four love interests: his ex-wife's younger brother, who adores him, his female lawyer boss, a life-imprisoned male convict they defended, and the convict's hairdresser girlfriend (the confused lead, convict, and hairdresser are picture below in a hilarious prison visit). Quite a romp, in 90 minutes, and you need to pay attention or risk missing a nuance. Also, the ex-wife's kid brother (on the poster) is hot!
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