Friday 5 April 2019

Lulu femme nue

a film by Sólveig Anspach

I learned of the VII Festival de Cine del Liceo Francés quite by chance, that is, by way of a friend sharing the info on Facebook. So yesterday I went to see a French movie. The entry costs €2 and they even give you a piece of chocolate (to select from dark, milk and white).

Somehow I misinterpreted the nue of the title as an indication that the protagonist will be baring her soul throughout the film. Thankfully, Lulu (Karin Viard) did nothing of the sort, but quite literally went for a skinny dip — perhaps one more thing that the “runaway housewife” did for the first time in her life. The evolution of Lulu from a low self-esteem “runaway housewife” to the woman who returns home to take what’s hers is nothing short of a miracle. Beautiful.

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