Down By Love (Éperdument) (2016)
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as Jean
as Anna
as Elise
as Louise
as Zoé
as Sonia
Critic Reviews for Down By Love (Éperdument)
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Godeau doesn't seem all that bothered with character motivations and backstories.
Their romance is based on a true story that occurred in a Versailles detention center in 2011, yet it rings false because the actors lack chemistry and their individual narratives are nebulous.
While Exarchopoulos's character is adolescently unfocused, the actress herself is naturally compelling.
Writer/director Pierre Godeau proves hotter on context than character. The result's non-judgemental but emotionally parched.
Godeau reaches out frantically for material that might give the pair's encounters any measure of dramatic heft.
The "true story" inspiration does not help, either. The more one reads about the real case, the nastier it seems. It makes Godeau's version look deeply vapid.
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