Le Divorce
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In Theaters : 29 August, 2003
DVD Release : 27 January, 2004 |
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Le Divorce description
The cinematic team of Merchant Ivory (Howard's End, The Remains of the Day) leaves corsets behind for the contemporary world of Americans in Paris. The day Isabel Walker (Kate Hudson, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days) comes to visit her pregnant sister Roxy (Naomi Watts, Mullholland Drive) is the day Roxy's French husband leaves her. The divorce proceedings end up centering around a painting, long owned by the Walkers, that the husband's family would like to claim--but their maneuverings are complicated when Isabel begins an affair with a diplomat (Thierry Lhermitte, The Closet) who just happens to be Roxy's uncle-in-law. At its best moments, Le Divorce has the feel of one of Woody Allen's serio-comic films like Hannah and Her Sisters, and there's a genuinely suspenseful climactic scene on the Eiffel Tower. Also featuring Leslie Caron, Glenn Close, Matthew Modine, Stephen Fry, Sam Waterston, and Stockard Channing. --Bret Fetzer |
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Le Divorce Customer Reviews
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It has no bounce
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The point of this film is revealed at Sunday lunch (at least three generations are present) in the French countryside.
Roxy, her sister Isobel (the Americans) are having lunch at the country home of Roxy's mother in law, Madame dePersand who is very rich. Roxy's husband is not present as he has left Roxy and no one knows where he is. Roxy and her errant husband Charles-Henri seem to be rich too but they live in a simple flat in Paris.
Antoine (Roxy's brother in law) says that everyone in France is following the exploits of an American senator whose sexual appeal is due to his not using gel when he blow dries his hair. All of his conquests, referred to in his diary as S1, S2, S3... attribute his sex appeal to his lovely hair. It has more bounce, explains Antoine.
And in fact, hair is what this movie is about. Everyone except Roxy's divorce lawyer has lots of it.
Long blonde hair: Roxy, Isobel
Medium long blonde hair: various dePersand women
Short blonde hair: husband of woman Isobel's husband leaves her for
Short dark hair: both of Isobel's lovers, Roxy's husband, Roxy's mother in law, children
Medium dark hair: Magda, woman Charles-Henri leaves Roxy for. Talks like a demented bird and moves her hands like she has a neurological problem.
Long graying hair: Olivia Pace, writer
Long white hair: landlady where Roxy lives
No hair: Roxy's divorce lawyer, who seems to be French but speaks perfect accentless English
Nice touch: Isobel changes her hair cut about half way through the film.
Unfortunately this makes her resemble a frog wearing lipstick.
(some sort of visual joke? she is trying to look French but ends up looking like a frog)
Anyway, if you want to watch, watch.
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