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Une aventure
2005 Drama / Romance
 Review
Xavier Giannoli’s second full-length film after Les Corps impatients (2003) is this
atmospheric film noir drama which bears more than a passing resemblance
to François Truffaut’s La Femme d’à côté
(1981). Although the film is impressive from a technical and
stylistic point of view, its lack of narrative coherence and wafer thin
characterisation weaken the drama to the extent that even by the
midpoint the spectator risks being bored and more than slightly
lost. It is has hard to fault the performances from an excellent
cast as it is to criticise Giannoli for his daring dreamlike
mise-en-scène, but the film just doesn’t hold together in the
way it should and deliver the impact that it perhaps merits.
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Director:
Xavier Giannoli
Starring: Ludivine Sagnier, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Bruno Todeschini, Florence Loiret, Estelle Vincent Synopsis
Julien and Cécile have just moved into a new apartment. As
he makes his way home one evening, Julien sees a strange young woman in
a nightdress and bare feet. Anxious for her safety, he goes after
her, but she disappears before he can catch up with her. The next
day, Julien sees the same young woman, Gabrielle. She appears to
be a completely different person, elegant, composed and happy.
Not long after this, Julien again encounters Gabrielle as she was the
first time he saw her and succeeds in following her back to her
apartment. When he learns that Gabrielle suffers from
sleepwalking, Julien decides to take an active interest in her
welfare...
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