The Double Lover
The transfer. This is the name that psychiatrists give to the phenomenon where a client sees in his therapist things that in reality come from himself. The best known form of transfer - and the most delicate one - is where the client thinks he or she is in love with his or her therapist. What do you want ? A therapist is by definition a tremendous listening ear, a supporter and a refuge in the most difficult moments. This is what happens to Chloe, a young woman who fights against depression. To his astonishment, Paul, with whom she goes to consult, also begins to feel something for her. They soon settle down together and everything seems to be going for the better. Until Chloe discovers that Paul also has another face. Or rather: that another also has the face of Paul. For his new and elegant film, French director François Ozon was inspired by Joyce Carol Oates' "Life of the Twins". 'The double lover' clearly announces the color from the start by allowing the viewer to see the main character in a very surprising light. Here is a most transgressive Ozon and the filmmaker also signs some deliciously perverse erotic scenes. The problem is that the tortuous intrigue ultimately leads to a climax, certainly unexpected, but that does not really satisfy you. As formidable as Jeremie Renier is in his dual role.
The Promise
Michael (Oscar Isaac), a promising young man leaves his Armenian campaign for great Constantinople, where he will study medicine. Among the many wonders he discovers in the metropolis, there is the beautiful Ana, and he feels his heart catch fire. The problem is that Michael is already engaged to a young girl in his village, whose dowry he uses to pay for his studies. And as if the situation was not already delicate enough like that, we are more in 1914, at a time when the Ottoman Empire - say Turkey - will engage in the First World War and intends to finish once For all with the Armenian minority of the country. The Armenian genocide deserves absolutely more attention, a fortiori when figures like Erdogan fan the nationalist fire in Turkey. Throughout the film, we hear echoes - note the use of the word 'traitor' - which, in the present context, echo in a disturbing way. Director Terry George ('Hotel Rwanda') intuitively knows how to reflect the horror of the situation without exaggerated bloodshed. But he completely misled himself by imposing this love story on us, involving an American journalist (Christian Bale). I have nothing against romantic stories, but it is so flat and insipid that we constantly wonder what it is to show us this, when a whole people is being massacred.
All Eyez On Me
Tupac Amaru Shakur, alias 2Pac, has all eyes on him: at 25, he is at the top of his career, with millions Records sold, fans by thousands, sworn enemies ... and he has only a few months to live. On September 13 of the same year, he was shot dead by people whose identity remains unknown. His premature death elevated him to legendary status: a biopic on his life, in the vein of 'Straight Outta Compton', seemed obvious. From his timid beginnings in the rap world to his complicated relationship with his mother through his judicial confusion, the film traces (very) at length the path of the talented musician, brilliantly embodied by Demetrius Shipp Jr, whose striking resemblance to 2Pac Earned him his first film role. Difficult to find a true point of view in this school film and quasi-hagiographic, which enrages the anecdotes in chronological order, and does not bring anything in terms of cinematography. The film's original soundtrack, as well as its first half, sheds light on 2Pac's social commitment through its songs (and its mother, a member of the Black Panthers). The second one talks mainly of money, grim war and gang, but the whole will easily delight the fans, and makes you want to plunge back into his discography.
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