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Belle épine

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After the death of her mother, 17-year-old Prudence finds herself living alone in her Paris apartment. Then she meets Maryline, a rebel of her own age, who introduces her to the thrills of motorcycle racing on the biker circuit at Rungis. Prudence's newfound lease of freedom becomes complicated when she falls for a boy Franck who wastes no time in taking advantage of her naivety...

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Dear Prudence

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Just like Godard and Anna Karina, or Bergman and Liv Ullmann, Rebecca Zlotowski's muse appears to be Lea Seydoux's boobs
Trauerbewältigung, Familienkrise und Coming of Age in einem unscheinbaren, oft realistisch-unterkühlt, ab und an aber auch fast traumhaft wirkendem Drama mit schönem 70/80-er Retrocharme.
Auf der einsamen Suche nach ihrer neuen Rolle/Platz spielt Lea Seydoux die Unsichere und doch Rebellische sehr überzeugend.

Und von Robin 'Rob' Coudert dazu wieder ein genialer OST mit beinah bedrohlichem Drive- und Carpenterartigem ElectroSynth, verträumtem Synthiepop und klassischen Klaviernummern, dessen Soundtracks schon mehrfach in meiner Bibliothek vorhanden sind (Maniac, Made in France, Büro der Legenden und ebendieser hier), obwohl ich kaum einen entsprechenden Film kenne.
Allow me to say this as the kickstart, I only know of this film because when I was the publicist at K Records one of our recording artists, Jeremy Jay, was ecstatic to have one of his songs in the film. As a film lover and wannabe Parisian, the stamp of a French film + iconography of motorcycles in cinema sent him on a high. Now, Jeremy Jay is a Peter Pan artist who does covers (literally and metaphorically) of Suicide, through the guise of stunted youth, trading nihilism for ice cream cones and skating rinks with the background sounds of underground 70s New York. I don't think Belle Epine got a proper US release, but he went to Cannes…
it deeply saddens me that i couldn't connect with this at all
Rebecca Zlotowski's Belle epine is a dark, visually stylish coming-of-age story led by a killer turn from the always-great Lea Seydoux. The story is always bleak, showing how Seydoux's character, Prudence, journeys down a dangerous path as a result of neglect. Perhaps it could have landed with more impact if Prudence and the supporting cast were given more development, but any opportunity to see Seydoux take center stage is worthwhile.
A compelling drama that details Prudence's adventure into self-destruction after a tragic event; doing away with sentimentality to make room for identifiable characters and emotions. Seydoux is understated and believable.
Ein sprödes aber ansehbares Drama um einen Teenager, die um den kürzlichen Verlust ihrer Mutter zu verarbeiten sich an eine Moppet-Gang anbiedert, die aber ebensowenig wirklich an ihr interessiert ist wie ihr Vater, der nach Kanada abgehauen ist. Erst ein Schicksalsschlag innerhalb der Gang macht ihr wirklich den Tod (ihrer Mutter) bewusst.
BELLE EPINE ist unspektakulär realistisch und hat mit Lea Seydoux die perfekte Hauptfigur aus Schönheit, Gleichgültigkeit und Trotz.
Einiges erinnert sogar an Verhoevens SPETTERS.
Derzeit noch bis Ende September in der arte-Mediathek.
Le film pue la clope, l'huile de vidange et la binouze Leclerc. Les personnages sont inintéressants au possible et le film n'est pas beau. Léa Seydoux ne nous offre aucune prestation on dirait qu'elle même ne sait pas ce qu'elle fait là. L'histoire est vide, c'est une série de péripéties sans intérêts. La fin ? Un mystère. J'ai mis une étoile pour les dialogues aussi mal écrits que le film et l'ambiance beauf qui m'a quand même faire rire et parce que faire un film d'1h15 qui paraît long c'est quand même fort. Mais dans l'ensemble c'était vraiment pas nécessaire.
Lea Seydoux comes out to play and greets the brand new day in this intriguing, Akerman-esque meditation on youth rebellion and alienation. Think of it as a minimalist, artsy coming-of-age drama. Despite the brisk runtime, this feels appropriately slow and contemplative. It's shot in a handheld style with a retro-sounding, organ score that I find so weird but fascinating. It also goes without saying that the film is another fine showcase of Seydoux's soul-piercing gaze and intense acting talents. Here she stars as the eponymous heroine, a wayward teen who recently lost her mother and now lives alone in an empty apartment. She befriends a fellow delinquent named Marilyn who in turn introduces her to the dangerous and exciting world of biker gangs. This is a nice, dreamy little film in general, and I'd like to imagine it to be some sort of loose, modern, and very French prequel to The Girl on a Motorcycle.
Léas character is a so called neglected young girl dealing with grief, who searchs for care and all other things along her despair, lonely feelings for life. in general, its all good. looks vivid and has the typical melodramatic, plan french style which just tells a "normal" story and theres no pretention besides that (which for me is great). it shouldve been gayer though, since it starts off with the girls, then one of them talks about a crush in their female teacher...lost some potential id say - so maybe, just maybe, this could also casually be seen as a sexually repressed story. no reason at all for this low rating.
In Cannes is het aantal Franse films dat je er jaarlijks kan zien nauwelijks bij te houden. Iedereen die een film draait in Frankrijk en die het commerciële circuit wil omzeilen, doet er alles aan om op de Croisette te worden opgemerkt. Belle Epine van Rebecca Zlotowski uit 2010, die in het kader van de Semaine De La Critique werd vertoond, veroorzaakte wel geen aardverschuiving, maar bevestigde nog maar eens dat de jonge Léa Seydoux, die eerder al in Lourdes schitterde, een actrice is die men in het oog moet houden. Op vijf jaar tijd is er veel gebeurd. Een film die de Gouden Palm wegkaapte (La Vie D'Adèle) en een plaats naast James Bond (Spectre) is niet bepaald niks…
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Sidenote - Who tf is this French Vincent Gallo lmao