Avenue Montaigne (2006) Reviews
- Starring:
- Cécile De France, Valérie Lemercier, (more)
- Director(s):
- Danièle Thompson
- Category:
- Comedy, Foreign, Independent Films
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful Light and fluffy, just like a bite into a French souffle or a sip of champagne. This one will make you smile with its quirky, spunky heroine who arrives in Paris with stars in her eyes and a kind ... Read More Light and fluffy, just like a bite into a French souffle or a sip of champagne. This one will make you smile with its quirky, spunky heroine who arrives in Paris with stars in her eyes and a kind heart. A feel-good movie, in the same vein as "Love Actually." Afterwards it may not linger in your memory, but it's a lot of fun watching it. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful Enjoyable and fun. Neither too lightweight nor too serious or heavy, it was fun to watch. Beautiful scenery of Paris and a nicely diverse cast of characters, too. This is proof that movies don't ... Read More Enjoyable and fun. Neither too lightweight nor too serious or heavy, it was fun to watch. Beautiful scenery of Paris and a nicely diverse cast of characters, too. This is proof that movies don't have to be guns, explosions, special effects, or monsters to be good. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful Ever since "High Tension" I've become a big fan of Cecile De France. She was amazing in that film, and equally engaging in this film. Thankfully, the other characters in "Avenue Montaigne" were just ... Read More Ever since "High Tension" I've become a big fan of Cecile De France. She was amazing in that film, and equally engaging in this film. Thankfully, the other characters in "Avenue Montaigne" were just as interesting and involving as she was. Like many European filmmakers, the French always manage to find actors who are so talented that you forget you're watching a performance. I hope Cecile De France has a successful career, she deserves it. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful I had never heard of this movie before, though many of the actors are quite famous, and I was happily surprised. I was a bit afraid it would be a âfilm dâauteurâ (i.e. those âto my taste- ... Read More I had never heard of this movie before, though many of the actors are quite famous, and I was happily surprised. I was a bit afraid it would be a âfilm dâauteurâ (i.e. those âto my taste- boring self-centered indy movies), itâs actually a very pleasant, nice and often funny slice of life around one day of a street where 3 big events take place: a theatre premiere of a soap opera star trying to get out of it, a older man selling his lifeâs art collection (you discover the true reason later in the movie), and a classical pianist fed-up with the stuck-up world of classical music.
Very nice evening. Both my wife and I (we have fairly different tastes) loved it. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful The chance encounters by the main character serves to unite several stories into a cohesive whole (almost like Seinfeld.) While you may not identify with all of the characters, you become engaged in ... Read More The chance encounters by the main character serves to unite several stories into a cohesive whole (almost like Seinfeld.) While you may not identify with all of the characters, you become engaged in their lives and dreams never knowing how it will all end. The settings are beautiful yet accessible as they follow the relationships which begin and end in a sometimes touching fashion. Only 'fluffy' if the viewer does not empathize with the plight of those experiencing a 'mid-life crisis'. This was well worth the time spent watching! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful The French are skilled at making the regular every day events of life seem very important. Young Jessica influences some very successful artist types, with her unimpressed, happy-go-lucky, fresh and ... Read More The French are skilled at making the regular every day events of life seem very important. Young Jessica influences some very successful artist types, with her unimpressed, happy-go-lucky, fresh and innocent perspective of life. She effects them so much that their lives are deepened and their courses are altered. Light. Enjoyable. Great views of Paris. There. Good. Now go see Vidocq (2001) with Gerard Depardieu who I met on the street one cold evening near his restaurant in the Opera district. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful a lacework of lives threaded across the avenue Montaigne, this beautifully designed ensemble piece shows us much of what we 'know' about the place of the arts in "our world" In most cities, they ... Read More a lacework of lives threaded across the avenue Montaigne, this beautifully designed ensemble piece shows us much of what we 'know' about the place of the arts in "our world" In most cities, they seem concentrated in a handful of streets or plazas, when actually they are everywhere: objects of meaning and beauty, communicative acts. The 'little world' that contains them draws its intended audience (the waitress) without which it is pointless. Brancusi evokes a desire to fall in love; Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin a sense of delight and a readiness to heal; a 'soap' a sense of compassion, a farce of delight; the shape of lives, stone, lines of music or dialogue reflect each other and are woven tightly as a collective life. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful No violence, nice life story, beautiful views of Paris, happy ending.WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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