Catherine Breillat: Abuse of Weakness/Abus de faiblesse (2013)
Reviewed on Filmleaf in the 2013 NYFF. Limited US theatrical release begins 15 August 2014 at Lincoln Center. Distributed by Strand Releasing. Watch for other dates and locations, or the US DVD. Current Metacritic rating (2 August 2014): 79%.
Great stuff. And I love that car too!
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
Don't get me started on how boring most contempo cars are, and the drab, monotonous colors. That robin's egg blue is sweet and unique. Just seeing a car like that in a tasteful and imaginative color can make my day. My own car is silver, like so many others, but at least it is a natty Mazda Miata with a light tan top. If I could afford a Porsche or BMW sports car I'd have one. Not Italian. Those are exciting to look at but too unreliable, as were the classic English ones. I have owned two MG's. An a black MG Midget I got new when my grandmother died and left me a little money, and a hunter green MGB/GT with a hand crafted wooden driver's wheel and Blaupunct AM/FM radio so nifty I guy who stole it and got arrested on Telegraph hill while driving it tried to reclaim it pretending it was his. By a truly absurd coincidence we both went in to claim it at the same time and in the same place, the San Francisco Hall of Justice. I had had a description of the thief and knew this was the guy. He did not leave. I did.
1966 black MG Midget
1970 hunter green MGB/GT
The MGB/GT was the niftier looking; the Midget more fun to drive.
Some find Isabelle Huppert's Breillat-standin character in ABUSE OF WEAKNESS too cold and unappealing. I think she embodies well the neutrality and passivity of the character, still imbuing her with her signature cool.
I love Isabelle, but yes, she is intense sometimes. I watch 8 Women every now and then, and she seems to be having the least fun, even though she fits perfectly into the movie. Cars today are indeed drab and blah. You have to go to car shows to see any good vintage or custom cars these days. God Bless the antique collector crowd.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
I agree on both counts.
Just a reminder that Catherine Breillat's ABUSE OF WEAKNESS/ABUS DE FAIBLESSE came out in NYC (Lincoln Center) today, Friday, August 15, 2014. It may now appear at a theater near you, or be available as VOD or on DVD. It is a unique film that only Breillat and Isabelle Hukppert could have made, and only you could properly appreciate. Strand Releasing's DVD release date is November 10.
Catherine Breillat: Abuse of Weakness/Abus de faiblesse (2013)
Reviewed on Filmleaf in the 2013 NYFF. Limited US theatrical release begins 15 August 2014 at Lincoln Center. Distributed by Strand Releasing. Watch for other dates and locations, or the US DVD. Current Metacritic rating (2 August 2014): 79%.
"Of all living actresses, only Huppert could capture nuances that alternately elicit sympathy and fierce sexual attraction to a recent stroke victim."--Peter Debruge, Variety.
"Abuse of Weakness is a frustrating experience, yet one that feels utterly unique and relentlessly watchable." -- Christopher Schobert, The Playlist.
"Abuse Of Weakness is the director’s attempt to account for actions that seem inexplicable, and make the audience understand and sympathize in kind."--Scott Tobias, The Dissolve.
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