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A sumptuous, fascinating film.
"Jacquot illuminates these divides by bisecting the film into a series of divisions, foremost among them the sharp separation of night and day, with frantic, torch-lit scenes that seem like nightmares: the Queen frantically packs up all of her jewelry, elderly nobles cower in a crowded hallway, a gentle old clerk descends into a drunken stupor. By morning, these unpleasant situations have corrected or reversed themselves or apparently never happened, and the palace settles into a false sense of calm, its decorum and rules restored, a disparity that adds to the movie's dreamlike quality."
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/farewell-my-queen/6385
Posted: 9/16/12 at 4:14pm
A sumptuous, fascinating film.
"Jacquot illuminates these divides by bisecting the film into a series of divisions, foremost among them the sharp separation of night and day, with frantic, torch-lit scenes that seem like nightmares: the Queen frantically packs up all of her jewelry, elderly nobles cower in a crowded hallway, a gentle old clerk descends into a drunken stupor. By morning, these unpleasant situations have corrected or reversed themselves or apparently never happened, and the palace settles into a false sense of calm, its decorum and rules restored, a disparity that adds to the movie's dreamlike quality."
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/farewell-my-queen/6385
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Updated On: 9/16/12 at 04:14 PM
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