Friday, February 18, 2005

Les Mots bleus

Words in Blue. FR (c) 2004 Les Mots Bleus / France 3 Cinéma. D: Alain Corneau - based on the novel Leur histoire by Dominique Mainard. DP: Yves Angelo - HD Cam + 35mm. M: Christophe, Jean-Michel Jarre. Starring Sylvie Testud (Clara), Sergi Lopez (Vincent), Camille Gauthier (Anna), Mar Sodupe (Muriel). 114 min. Ugly digital look. Viewed at Urania, Berlin Film Festival (Competition) 17 Feb 2005. Released by ARP, German subtitles. The six-year old Anna refuses to speak. Her mother Clara has never learned to read or write. The contact with the teacher Vincent turns their world around. **½

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