Precious is a new-style weepie but one that is much more bracing than depressing
Precious
Theatre
Ian McKellen is captivating throughout. He delights in the play’s gallows humour, yet is also maudlin and poignant
Waiting for Godot
Theatre
Slight quibbles notwithstanding, this will set the West End’s stock riding high
Enron
Utterly, utterly brilliant. You really are in for a treat
Though 'Trilogy' has won rave reviews, I personally found myself exasperated after about an hour
We went on a quiet sunday evening and the food was excellent, but the experience let down by the service and ambiance
London,
Derek Malcolm's rating
Reader rating
Dir: Remi Bezancon.
Cast: Zabou Breitman, Jacques Gamblin, Marc-Andre Grondin, Deborah Francois, Pio Marmai
Description: Robert and Marie-Jeanne have three very different yet talented children: fiercely independent Albert, wine-loving Raphael and rebellious and increasingly sexualised Fleur. The fates of these five people unfold over 12 tumultuous years, focusing on just five key dates, when tensions come to a head and the misfortune teaches each of the family members a harsh lesson.
Country: FR. 2008. 113mins
Equilibrium: First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life
This smash hit at the French box office and winner of three César awards is an extended portrait of an ordinary family, sketched out over 12 years.
Mother (Zabou Breitman) thinks her husband (Jacques Gamblin) doesn’t fancy her any more and has frequent spats with both her daughter and her sons.
Nothing seems to be going right, yet a hidden kind of equilibrium is always there.
Director and writer Rémi Bezançon has a view of family life at odds with that of our own curmudgeon Philip Larkin, and the final reel proves the point.
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