Delicacy Reviews
June 5, 2013
Poor translation and quite frankly ... I didn't know what the purpose of the whole movie was.
starlett2005
May 29, 2013
Delicacy is a decent film. It is about a French woman who is mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker. Audrey Tautou and Francois Damiens give good performances. The screenplay is enjoyable but a little slow in places. David Foenkinos did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the romance.
April 30, 2013
This flick is a French romance that doesn't offer us anything new, drags on for a while and then ends abruptly. The humour is in the pathos that comes across Nathalie and Markus in that while the chemistry between them is not apparent, there's a camaraderie which is pleasing. A bit like Beauty and the Beast only there's no happy ever after...but only a what if.
April 22, 2013
Audrey Tatou is terrific as Nathalie, and is the clear centre of the film. Virtually every man in the movie idolises her, even fetishises her, and it's clear she can barely take it, closing herself off in a blinkered focus on work. Until she steps out of that zone at the most unimaginable moment, which kick-starts the rest of the film.
The supporting cast are also pretty good, including her best friend, her slimy boss, and (especially) her parents and grandmother.
This has less overt Rom and indeed Com than most studio fares, but it's so much the better for it. It's subtle, touching, occasionally genuinely moving and sad, occasionally wryly funny. It feels genuine and understated. Recommended, especially if you are a fan of Audrey Tatou.
This is a lovely, gentle film that shows up a lot of Hollywood so-called Rom-Coms as the box-ticking parade of cliches they really are. It almost slips by without you noticing, until you find you're utterly immersed in the characters and their intimate world.
Audrey Tatou is terrific as Nathalie, and is the clear centre of the film. Virtually every man in the movie idolises her, even fetishises her, and it's clear she can barely take it, closing herself off in a blinkered focus on work. Until she steps out of that zone at the most unimaginable moment, which kick-starts the rest of the film.
The supporting cast are also pretty good, including her best friend, her slimy boss, and (especially) her parents and grandmother.
This has less overt Rom and indeed Com than most studio fares, but it's so much the better for it. It's subtle, touching, occasionally genuinely moving and sad, occasionally wryly funny. It feels genuine and understated. Recommended, especially if you are a fan of Audrey Tatou.
February 16, 2013
Simple, complex, and touching. All of the beats fall in the right places, and Audrey Tautou continues to prove why she deserves to be one of the most admired actresses of our time. The original soundtrack has the wonderful ability to simultaneously frame and capture the waves of emotion in the film. While the film is not perfect, it may be just what we need right now. Humor, heart, and humanity.
February 10, 2013
Nothing surprising here but an enjoyable and gentle story with some nice comic touches.
December 8, 2012
One of Audrey's better post-Amelie films. It's charming, funny and at times quite sad. It's nothing original but of the many films of this type that I've seen this is one that left an impression on me.
January 14, 2013
"La Délicatesse" is a poignant romance that has its light yet passionate touch...a trademark of most French romance movies, I suppose. Especially when the main character is played by Audrey Tautou... The epitome of a French lady: lithe, passionate, and independent.
January 8, 2013
GGrrrrrrr ! Ca m'énerve les films qui ne finissent pas ! Et pourtant, c'était bien : mignon, drôle, romantique... mais pour finir comme ça !?! Nononononon !
December 29, 2012
Vraiment plaisant comme film, humain et assez rigolo par moment, léger mais très romantique, j'ai beaucoup aimé!
Monkey freak
November 26, 2012
Surprising role for François Damiens. This tale is about the story of a widowed 9/10 improbable encounter with a 6/10. The delicacy in this, beauty and the beast, story is in the simplicity expressed by a Swedish grey touch. Not a must see but a very nice work.
Mark A
Super Reviewer
November 23, 2012
A delightful romantic film, starring the very talented Audrey Tautou as a woman who throws herself into her work after the death of her young husband. the tenderness with which this story unfolded moved this viewer at times, and yet it never became maudlin, as she slowly opened herself up to love once again with an unlikely male colleague. Marvelous acting (one has come to expect that from Ms Tautou) and delicious scenery marked this production. The last scene made the perfect coda to a nearly perfect film. Bravo! Brava!
