Le Pacte des Loups

The Brotherhood of Wolf

Dilatarbelakangi legenda la bête du Gévaudan atau Monster Gevaudan, film ini mencoba untuk memberikan 'jawaban' imajinatif bagi misteri mengenai Monster tersebut. Sebagai informasi, Monster Gevaudan menteror daerah selatan Prancis pada abad ke-18, terutama menyerang manusia dan memakannya (baca juga di Wikipedia).

Film berkisah mengenai kedatangan utusan Raja Prancis, Grégoire de Fronsac, yang ditemani seorang pembantu berdarah Indian Amerika, ke Gevaudan khusus untuk menangkap Monster. Dalam usahanya menangkap dan mengungkapkan misteri Monster ini, Fronsac menemukan adanya keterlibatan tokoh-tokoh di jajaran elit Gevaudan, yang akan mengkait-kaitnya keberadaan Monster ini dengan sebagai hukuman Tuhan kepada Raja Prancis. Jadilah legenda dan misteri Monster Gevaudan dicampuri intrik politik dan agama :)

LE PACTE DES LOUPS: 3/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTION: 3/5


Note (from imdb.com):
In 1765 something was stalking the mountains of central France. A 'beast' that pounced on humans and animals with terrible ferocity. Indeed they beast became so notorious that the King of France dispatched envoys to find out what was happening and to kill the creature. By the end, the Beast of Gevaudan had killed over 100 people, to this day, no one is entirely sure what it was, wolf? hyena? or something supernatural? Whatever it was, shepherds had the same life-expectancy as the red-suited guys in 'Star Trek'. The Beast is a popular myth in France, albeit one rooted firmly in reality; somewhat surprisingly it is little known to the outside world, and perhaps incredibly it has never been made into a movie. Until now... Based on the true story of the Beast of the Gevaudan that terrorized France in the mid-XVIIIth century, the movie aims to tell first and explain afterwards. In the first part, a special envoy of the King of France, altogether biologist, explorer and philosopher, arrives in the Gevaudan region, in the mountainous central part of France. The Beast has been attacking women and children for months and nobody has quite been able to harm it or even take a good look at it. In the second part, our hero Chevalier de Fronsac will not only have to fight the Beast, but also ignorance, bigotry and conspiracy and will rely on two women, one an aristocrat, the other a prostitute, as well as the enigmatic Mani, an Iroquois he met in New-France (Canada). Written by Anonymous

Ils se Marièrent et Eurent Beaucoup D'enfants

Happily Ever After


Kisah tiga orang lelaki menghadapi para wanita.


ILS SE MARIERÈNT ET EURENT BEAUCOUP D'ENFANTS: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTING: 2,5/5


N0te (from fandango.com):
Writer, director, and actor Yvan Attal takes another look at the ups and downs of love and monogamy in this biting romantic comedy. Vincent (Yvan Attal), Fred (Alain Cohen), and Georges (Alain Chabat) are three Parisian men in their early forties who are coming to the unfortunate realization that their love lives are not what they dreamed of in their youth. Vincent is married to Gabrielle (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and while there's still some spark left in their marriage, it usually appears only after an argument. Vincent is having a furtive affair with a beautiful woman (Angie David), while Gabrielle is tempted to do the same when a handsome man in a record shop (Johnny Depp) begins silently flirting with her. Fred is the bachelor of the group, and seems to have an endless parade of women passing through his bedroom, but no one misses the fact that he longs for the sort of long-term relationship that has so far evaded him. And Georges is reaching the end of his rope with his wife, Nathalie (Emmanuelle Seigner), an abrasive feminist who insists on making every aspect of their lives a political matter, but lacking the courage to break up with her, Georges deals with his feelings in the traditional manner -- he buys a new car. Happily Ever After was Attal's first project as writer and director after his international hit Ma Femme Est une Actrice. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Naissance des Pieuvres

Water Lilies

Dua gadis remaja dalam masa 'pertumbuhan'. Marie, yang cenderung tertutup, bingung dengan identitas seksualnya karena tertarik dengan Floriane, gadis yang aktif dalam renang indah (renang sinkronisasi). Dan Floriane.... (nonton sendiri).

NAISSANCE DES PIEUVRES: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTING: 2,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
Summer in a new suburb outside Paris. Nothing to do but look at the ceiling. Marie, Anne and Floriane are 15. Their paths cross in the corridors at the local swimming pool, where love and desire make a sudden, dramatic appearance.

Caché

Hidden

A film by Michael Haneke.

Film thriller yang keren.. Georges dikirimi sebuah kaset yang berisikan rekaman gambar situasi depan rumahnya, sehingga terlihat disitu saat Georges dan istrinya keluar rumah. Khawatir akan keselamatan keluarganya, Georges mencoba mencari tahu siapa yang mengirim dan apa motifnya. Disusul kemudian datang kaset yang berisi rekaman gambar rumah orangtuanya.

Dari petunjuk yang ada di dalam rekaman, Georges akhirnya dapat menarik kesimpulan bahwa hal ini berhubungan dengan masa lalunya di waktu kecil.

CACHÉ: 3,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 3,5/5
ACTING: 3,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
Georges, who hosts a TV literary review, receives packages containing videos of himself with his family--shot secretly from the street--and alarming drawings whose meaning is obscure. He has no idea who may be sending them. Gradually, the footage on the tapes becomes more personal, suggesting that the sender has known Georges for some time. Georges feels a sense of menace hanging over him and his family but, as no direct threat has been made, the police refuse to help.... Written by Simon John.

Lady Chatterley

Lady Chatterley

Constance 'Connie' Chatterley, tokoh utama dalam film ini adalah seorang Lady yang bersuamikan bangsawan yang menderita cacat setelah ikut berperang dalam Perang Dunia. Dari keseharian yang rutin untuk mengurus sang suami, Connie menderita kelelahan dan disarankan oleh Dokter untuk mencoba hal-hal yang baru. Pekerjaan mengurus suami pun akhirnya diserahkan kepada seorang perawat.

Dalam mengisi masa senggang, Connie bertemu dengan Parkin, si 'gamekeeper' (apa bahasa Indonesianya yah? Menurut Merriam-Webster: a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve) yang bekerja untuk keluarga Chatterley. Dari Parkin, Connie menemukan 'kehangatan' yang tidak ia dapat dari sang suami.

so?? selingkuh deh....

LADY CHATTERLEY: 3/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 3/5
ACTING: 2,5/5
SEKS: xX (cerita tentang perselingkuhan gitu loh..)


Note:
Robbed of intimacy by her blueblood husband's war injuries, Constance Chatterley (Mariana Handas) longs for the emotional fulfillment and physical passion that her marriage lacks. When she espies the gamekeeper Parkin (Jean-Louis Coullo'ch) unselfconsciously bathing, stripped to the waist amidst the beauty of nature, she experiences a sexual awakening unlike anything she has ever dared to desire. Through separated by the boundaries of social convention, rough-hewn Parkin and high-bred Lady Chatterley unite in a love that is simultaneously innocent and erotic, a spiritual connection that transcends personal inhibitions and class prejudices.

Ma Femme est Une Actrice

My Wife is An Actress

Yvan Attal dan Charlotte Gainsborough adalah suami istri dalam kehidupan nyata.

MA FEMME EST UNE ACTRICE: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTING: 2,5/5
KETAWA: 2,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
Paris can boast a population of 2,125,246. Of these 1,153,000 are women and 10,000 are actresses. Yvan, a young sports writer, is married to one who is very well known - Charlotte. They try to live a normal life, but her fame makes it difficult - autograph hunters interrupt their dinners, cops about to serve traffic summonses let them off with a warning and a smile when they recognize her, and impossible-to-get restaurant reservations magically appear when Charlotte makes the calls instead of Yvan. All this threatens and challenges his male ego, but Yvan is able to take her stardom in stride. Until, that is, a man at a bar asks him if he gets jealous watching his wife make love in the nude to another man on screen. It has never seriously bothered him before, but the stranger sows the first seed of doubt in his head...

El Amor Perjudica Seriamente La Salud

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Penelope Cruz masih muda. Film produksi 1996.

EL AMOR PERJUDICA SERIAMENTE LA SALUD: 2/5
GAMBAR: 2,5/5
CERITA: 2/5
ACTING: 2,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
Two young people meet in the 60's as a result of their devotion to John Lennon, and have a recurring relationship during the next thirty years at the oddest of moments, in the most diverse places, and during very important moments that defined several decades. Pay attention as one couple of younger actors alternate with the other couple of older actors to recreate this 30 year span in this Spanish-French comedy.

Mon Meilleur Ami

My Best Friend


Ketika ditantang taruhan oleh seorang teman untuk menunjukkan bahwa ia punya sahabat/best friend/meilleur ami, François yang mempunyai sifat egois dan sinis rela membayar seorang supir taksi yang ditemuinya Bruno. Tapi apa yang dikiranya sebagai sahabat sejati 'sangat-sangat' ditafsirkan salah oleh François sehingga yang menjadi pikirannya adalah untuk memenangkan taruhan, bukan mendapatkan sahabat sejati.

MON MEILLEUR AMI: 3/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 3/5
KETAWA: 2,5/5

Note (from imdb.com):
Catherine, refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

(from fandango.com):
A businessman tries to belatedly learn the fine art of friendship in this comedy from French filmmaker Patrice Leconte. François (Daniel Auteuil) is an antique dealer who runs an upscale shop with his business partner, Catherine (Julie Gayet). François is a gently ruthless trader who will do nearly anything to make a deal, and when Catherine throws him a birthday party, someone points out that all the guests are business associates, not personal friends. While François protests that he does indeed have friends, Catherine calls him on it and makes him a deal -- if he can produce his best friend within ten days, he'll be allowed to keep a valuable vase he recently found for the shop, but if not, the vase will belong to her. François agrees to the challenge, but while going through his address book, he begins to realize he really doesn't have any especially close friends. Over the course of several days, François keeps running into Bruno (Dany Boon), a gregarious and friendly taxi driver, and while Bruno's personality rubs François the wrong way, he notices that the cabbie has a way of making (most) people like him. Eager to win his bet with Catherine, François recruits Bruno to give him a crash course in making friends and influencing people, hoping to find a buddy before his deadline. Mon Meilleur Ami (aka My Best Friend) received its North American premiere at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide