C'est l'amour

I wonder why this rather good film has not been reviewed here, and I draw the conclusion that it might not appeal to the Americans or the English. In my opinion I found its sense of experimentation fascinating to watch ( the first scene repeats a dialogue twice, and it is needed to see the expressions on both characters faces and not be distracted by the usual first him and then her syndrome, or to place them close enough to fill the screen, ) and for me it worked. One of the actors in it reminded me of Liv Ullman and her scenes afterwards were convincing and well acted ( especially at the centre of a long dance sequence where she weaves her way from man to woman, and the actor's name is Astrid Adverbe, was seductively charming. ) Some of the other acting was variable, and the bisexual youngish man was I thought given a thankless role, drifting between a man and a woman and his falling in love with Astrid Adverbe's role I found hard to believe in. That said there are splendid monologues well worth listening to, and one even sung by a superb actor, Simone Tassimot who was born to play Edith Piaf and am I the first to notice? The film is worth watching for her alone. Paul Vecchiali is a bit of a maverick director, and the fact that he does not quite fit in to the still rather elitist top directors ( I maybe wrong on that and it is pure conjecture ) gives him a freedom, and a right to write and direct what he wants, and I admire him for it. He does not get it all perfect in this film but when he does I am right there with him. I liked the visual beauty of the Cote d'Azur and many semi-static scenes benefited from it. A film I could watch again. I hope others will track it down.