My Mother Is Crazy

Parts of it look like 8, other like 4. A great actress, Fanny Ardent, a great start, and then the whole (p)lot gets lost. Actually, personally, reminds me of Kinski and Herzog in South America. Kinski keen on acting, and Herzog without any clear concept. But back to this one: likewise. A great idea, the road movie of an ageing though attractive woman who can't get a grip on reality. Quite funny in the beginning, with the bailiff and his son 'en stage', trying hard to convince her that she has to pony up. Somehow in vain.

One would love to see movies like e.g. Bunuel did: A clear concept from start to end. And not just hitting the road with a great idea, and hoping that things will pan out, one way or another. Like here: glued to the screen from the beginning. And gradually clutching the armchair; thinking one has to help out to set the whole thing back on track. Funny stuff popping up, the road scene with the sanglier, the bathtub scene, and some more.