TONI ERDMANN
Watchable. It is long (162 minutes) and it feels long. All the film I just kept waiting to learn what the corporate rat woman's father came to teach her. It's nothing special and nothing obvious till the end. It was only after the screening that it finally dawned on me - the joker father is more authentic in his disguises than his daughter is in her business suit. Romania is a perfect setting for pretenders as, with its largest shopping centre nearly empty, being too expensive for the general public to shop, it's one huge mask as well. I only felt sorry for the hot Romanian guy who seemed to have human feelings. The film's a praise of being oneself and true to one's values whatever they are.
LA FILLE INCONNUE (THE UNKNOWN GIRL)
Watchable. Dark and heavy, getting heavier and heavier as the story develops. About guilt. The dark side of society is juxtaposed with the unchanging calmness and kindness of the young female doctor trying to uncover the dead girl's identity. Very French - events take place as if in real time. The mystery keeps you on the edge of the seat. Very good, tense. Doesn't really evoke any other emotions.
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