A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life over-turned by a freak car accident.A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life over-turned by a freak car accident.A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life over-turned by a freak car accident.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
Alfred de Montesquiou
- Alex
- (as Alfred Demontesquiou)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe crew was given permission to shoot in the Élysée palace, in the entrance court and one of the salons. Even though Emmanuel Macron, the Président of the French Republic as of 2021, appears in the opening sequence, it's only through the use of archive footage and clever editing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Conversation avec Bruno Dumont (2021)
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Satire, Perhaps - but Comedy?
Some people appear to be comparing this (favourably) to Network, which is a bit puzzling. It's not a bad film by any means, but there's a reason that Network is remembered as a classic after 45 years - which I doubt will be the case here.
However, Seydoux is radiant here, and clearly having fun with her own (real life) fame and image in her portrayal of the "celebrity journalist" France. Her apartment is glorious as are (initially) most aspects of her life - which of course starts to fall apart shortly into the action.
Tonally, though, I was often confused by this... for example the opening scene seems to be being played for laughs but appears mainly just embarrassing. Later on, some *really* tragic things happen to her - but is this simply for dramatic effect rather than some kind of karma? I really wasn't sure. Certainly little seemed comedic in the normal sense, although those familiar with Dumont fare such as "Slack Bay" will probably be ready for "not normal" approaches. He seems much more restrained here.
Worth a look, but I doubt I'll be rewatching.
However, Seydoux is radiant here, and clearly having fun with her own (real life) fame and image in her portrayal of the "celebrity journalist" France. Her apartment is glorious as are (initially) most aspects of her life - which of course starts to fall apart shortly into the action.
Tonally, though, I was often confused by this... for example the opening scene seems to be being played for laughs but appears mainly just embarrassing. Later on, some *really* tragic things happen to her - but is this simply for dramatic effect rather than some kind of karma? I really wasn't sure. Certainly little seemed comedic in the normal sense, although those familiar with Dumont fare such as "Slack Bay" will probably be ready for "not normal" approaches. He seems much more restrained here.
Worth a look, but I doubt I'll be rewatching.
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- derek-duerden
- Dec 30, 2022
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- Also known as
- On a Half Clear Morning
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $49,347
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,811
- Dec 12, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $1,348,498
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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