Café au Lait (1993) Reviews

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A Caribbean beauty living in Paris wraps two very different but equally devoted men around her little figure when she announces that one of them is the father of her baby. Both Felix, a poor Jewish bicycle messenger boy, and Jamal, the genteel son of African Muslim diplomats, are in love with her and so become ardent rivals for Lola's affection. This frenetic comedy is the directorial debut of Mathieu Kassovitz, who also plays the role of Felix. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Starring:: Julie Mauduech, Hubert Kounde, (more)

Director(s):: Mathieu Kassovitz

Format(s):: DVD
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I wish the director had made up his/her mind to make this a straight-ahead comedy. Not that it didn't have its very funny moments, but the movie was even dumber than the 3 protagonists. Because Au Lait doesn't make any sense in the end, leaving a lot of loose ends, and the meaning of the political statements about the French and their colonies up in the air. It's my fault for not being "up" on the political issues of France, but the director could have done more to let the audience in on the issues, and not just assume we know. Oh, well, if I was a Parisian I would know, right? And I could probably accept a movie about a girl who is just so pretty she makes men do stupid things, even if she is nothing but a pretty face to the very end of the movie?

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