Adieu Philippine
| Title: | Adieu Philippine |
| Year: | 1962 |
| Directors: | Jacques Rozier |
| Writers: | Michèle O'Glor (scenario and dialogue) & Jacques Rozier (scenario and dia |
| Actors: | Jean-Claude Aimini | Daniel Descamps | Stefania Sabatini | Yveline Céry | Vittorio Caprioli | David Tonelli | Annie Markhan | André Tarroux | Christian Longuet | Michel Soyet | Arlette Gilbert | Maurice Garrel | Jeanne Pérez | Charles Lavialle | Patricia Andrieux |
| Rating: | 7.2 | 110 votes |
| Languages: | French |
| Color: | Black and White |
| Country: | France | Italy |
| Company: | Rome Paris Films |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Comments: | |
| 1) Like most of the nouvelle vague works ,"Adieu Philippine" seems datednow.Some people will praise it to the skies ,other will find it a bitboring and tedious.
The first part is the best:the depiction in a quasi documentary way ofthe TV studios,the meal at the hero’s home where his parents andgrand-parents are discussing barroom politics ,the stupid commercials-the movie was prophetic for that matter-.The spontaneity of the actorsis convincing. There’s a sword of Damocles hanging over the hero’s head:in two months,he will be drafted and will have to fight in Algeria ,French dirtywar.That’s perhaps the most amazing thing:nobody,neither the futuresoldier nor his girlfriends or relatives seem to take it seriously.Hewill go,period.That makes the movie unintentionally a bitreactionary,particularly if we compare it to old wave Autant-Lara’scontemporary "tu ne tueras point". The second part is nouvelle vague flesh on the bone:a very loose plot,and a very loooong ending.Sincerely,I doubt the 2002 audience canrelate to such amateurish directing.Some will say the hero wants tomake the best of what is left to him :but nothing vibrates andeverything seems hollow. The movie was a flop and did get critical acclaim afterwards.So,myopinion is probably not very orthodox. |
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