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The other day my friend and I were romanticising about French men and the movie Amelie. We both have a mutual love for Audrey Tautou and want to meet our very own Nino.

The conversation naturally went to some of Audrey's other movies including Hors De Prix or Priceless. I hadn't seen Hors de Prix but youtubed it and fell in love with Audrey's costar Gad Elmaleh. I scoffed at his french stand up routines. I didn't know what he was saying but what ever it was it must be funny I thought to my self.

Unfortunately neither of my local video stores (with their limited foreign sections) had Priceless so I went all out and bought it on eBay. It arrived within 2 days and the movie is much sweeter than what the trailer makes out.

It is romantic and quite predictable but who cares it's french, the cast are beautiful. It is a bit of fun.

Note there is far less sex involved than the trailer makes out. Whether that's a good or bad thing you make up your mind.

7/10

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Hunting and Gathering

April 4th 2008 12:55

By Ashleigh Dollin

Director: Claude Berri (Jean de Florette)
Featuring:
Audrey Tautou
Guillaume Canet
Laurent Stocker
Francoise Bertin

Hunting and Gathering is a love story. It is a story of lost souls that find their way through the love of others.

It involves 4 intricate and different characters. Camille (Audrey Tautou) a depressed and guarded young lady who drinks too much and doesn't eat enough, Philibert (Laurent Stocker) a stuttering aristocrat who has trouble with confidence and meeting people as a result of his speech impediment.

Franck (Guillaume Canet) is Philibert's flat mate and exact opposite to the well dressed and nervous Philibert. Franck is a chef, when he is not working he is drinking, playing loud music and sleeping with anything that moves. On his only day off from the kitchen he visits his grandmother Paulette (Francoise Bertin) who lives in a retirement home. Paulette loves her garden and her grandson but can't stand the stuffiness of her new home and lack of garden and pets. Franck is responsible for putting her in the home and grows steadily more obnoxious as guilt eats away at his core.

All four characters have one thing in common, their life feels empty. The chance meeting of Camille and Philibert brings the four characters together. It is a treat to watch the characters improve in each others company.

It is a beautiful story with charming cinematography of the French country side and Paris. It delves into the heart of human relationships and the nurturing spirit of human nature which is so easily forgotten in today’s society where terrorism, climate change, career pressures and the internet isolate and weigh down on peoples minds.

A charming lighthearted story that proves loving human relationships are what we need more than anything else.

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2 Days in Paris

April 4th 2008 10:30

Julie Delpy and Adam Goldberg

By Ashleigh Dollin

2 Days in Paris directed by lead actress Julie Delpy is a delightfully witty take on the romantic comedy incorporating cultural miscommunications which are bound to make one laugh.

Marion (Julie Delpy) a photographer and Jack (Adam Goldberg) an interior designer are a couple from New York who have taken a "romantic" trip to Venice and are now to spend 2 days in Paris, Marion's home town.

Jack can't understand the language and this results in delightful miscommunications when Marion is arguing or flirting in her native language. The tension builds as Jack gets jealous and confused and Marion gets defensive.

The film uses techniques of narration and photography. Considering Marion is a photographer we often see still photos which breaks up the flow of the moving picture. During Marion's narration we usually see these slides of still photos. The film is not narrated the whole way from beginning to end, Marion just comes in every now and then to give us background or explain what is going on in her head.

We have the privileged position of seeing the story from both sides as the French is sub-titled. This makes it easy to understand and follow the action however it would be interesting to watch the movie without subtitles to get a complete understanding of how Jack must feel.

It is a romantic comedy with a lovable couple because they aren't sickly sweet like many couples in film. The use of culture miscommunication is perfected effortlessly by Delpy's direction and makes for a charming, refreshing and hilarious film.

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Journalism in the new world

April 3rd 2008 23:29

Hi,

I am a student of journalism and it has come to my attention in the last couple of years how influential the internet and new technologies is to journalism. New technologies are changing they way media is consumed and done

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