January 24, 2012 6:30 PM - 10 attended
Cafe de Flore
Jean-Marc Vallée's Café de flore tells two seemingly unrelated stories: in the first one, set in present-day Montreal, successful DJ Antoine (Kevin Parent) balances the demands of his career with his responsibilities towards his new love, Rose (Evelyne Brochu), his daughters, and his ex, Carole (Helene Florent), who still harbours a secret belief that Antoine will return to her; in the second, in 1969 Paris, Jacqueline (Vanessa Paradis) is the fiercely devoted mother of Laurent, a young boy with Down syndrome. Defying the doctors, her husband, and their decidedly conventional wisdom, Jacqueline fights for her son until his interest in the outside world threatens their relationship.
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Wayne Simmons
Insightful comment, Henrieta.
IMO, for those that would believe it, the logic of Reincarnation seriously undermines common values because it's the finiteness of life that compels us to act, it's our deadline we all share. The meaning of carpe diem would be lost.Posted January 26 at 1:12 AM -
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RogerOrganizerTo me, this was an intriguing little film with some great performances -- particularly by Marin Gerrier as Laurent, the young boy with Down syndrome. Part of the joy and wonder that we get from watching movies derives from our ability to suspend belief for a while and just go with the flow to enjoy the story that the filmmaker is trying to tell. So, for me, whether the metaphysical aspects of the plot were believable or not was a secondary issue. It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I'd definitely recommend this film. It certainly provided lots of food for thought at our spirited discussion with everyone afterwards too!
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BrianI love the use of sound and music in this movie. I agree with the group that the premise and ultimate outcome was absurd and frankly ridiculous.
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I think I've figured out what bothered me about the reincarnation bit in the movie. It was the fact that it absolved the characters in the present-day story of their moral responsibilities. So basically, according to the movie's logic, it was OK that Antoine dumped his wife, because he was just living out a continuation of his past life. I find that to be a bit of a cop-out that makes the characters' dilemmas a lot less compelling.