The Bridesmaid
(2004)
|
|
| 0Share... |
The Bridesmaid
(2004)
|
|
| 0Share... |
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Benoît Magimel | ... |
Philippe Tardieu
|
|
|
|
Laura Smet | ... |
Stéphanie "Senta" Bellange
|
| Aurore Clément | ... |
Christine
|
|
|
|
Bernard Le Coq | ... |
Gérard Courtois
|
|
|
Solène Bouton | ... |
Sophie Tardieu
|
|
|
Anna Mihalcea | ... |
Patricia Tardieu
|
|
|
Michel Duchaussoy | ... |
Le clochard
|
|
|
Suzanne Flon | ... |
Madame Crespin
|
|
|
Eric Seigne | ... |
Jacky
|
|
|
Pierre-François Dumeniaud | ... |
Nadeau
|
|
|
Philippe Duclos | ... |
Capitaine Dutreix
|
| Thomas Chabrol | ... |
Lieutenant José Laval
|
|
| Isolde Barth | ... |
Rita
(as Isild Barth)
|
|
|
|
Mazen Kiwan | ... |
Pablo
|
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
|
|
Chantal Banlier | ... |
La caissière épicerie
|
A middle class family in Loire, where things seem just a tad off kilter. Philippe dotes on his mother, who has raised his two sisters and him. Gérard, a wealthy man just divorced, is paying attention to her, then drops her. Philippe is actually pleased, and retrieves from Gérard's garden a stone head - of the goddess Flora - that his mother had given Gérard. At the wedding of one of his sisters, Philippe meets Senta, a quirky and moody young woman: they fall quickly in love, despite her odd behaviors and Philippe's general good sense. Senta announces a plan for them to prove their love to each other; it involves poetry, tree planting, and murder. What will Philippe do? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
It's not clear to me why the vast majority of the users of this web site give this film such a high rating. There wasn't much I could find of substance: The plot is somewhat thin, and not developed as it could have been. Senta presents four conditions for totally committed love, including two that would be rejected by most people. However, the protagonist only deals with one of these. It would have been far more interesting if he had dealt with both. At least there would be some progression of the plot, which eventually could reach its conclusion or unravel (I'm avoiding spoilers here). The character of Senta is not believable, in the sense of being an irresistible force. Her speech is too clipped and with little intonation. Perhaps this is the way of modern French speech. Further, there is little in the way of body language or eye movement to reflect the irresistible force. Or perhaps the protagonist is simply too messed up and seeks solace in whichever live female (not statue) that crosses his path.