Jaques Doillon ("Ponette", "Le petit criminel") has ever since been interested in the investigation of young people between seduction and desire.That's also the main theme of his new film.It is a chamber piece about a young man and two girls,which for the most part is situated in a hotel room,where they try out concepts of love and the whole spectrum of real and pretended feelings.It starts as some kind of play,but gets more serious with the time.There is not much happening in the usual sense,but mostly talking.Nevertheless this kind of test arrangement benefits from convincing actors (among them Caroline Ducey "Romance")and very subtle direction and camera work, so that there is always a inner tension,that makes you follow the development of the story.It's about the privilege of youth of reinventing itself every moment, but love requires courage and the for the most part they do not pass their test of courage.If you like talkative Rohmer films this is surely one for you.
Review of Carrément à l'Ouest
