Gradiva (C'est Gradiva qui vous appelle) (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Escritores:

Wilhelm Jensen (novel)
Alain Robbe-Grillet (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

9 mayo 2007 (France)

Género:

Drama

Plot:

An orientalist professor researching Delacroix's North African work becomes entangled in an S&M waking dream in Morocco. |

Plot Keywords:

Spanking Scene | Leg Spreading | Breasts | Bondage | Female Nudity

Comentarios de los usuarios:

It's strange that a 84 yo director doesn't yet know which way to complete a movie

Reparto

James Wilby	...	John Locke
Arielle Dombasle	...	Leila / Gradiva
Dany Verissimo	...	Belkis
Farid Chopel	...	Anatoli
Lotfi Yahya Jedidi	...	Le mendiant
Marie Espinosa	...	Claudine
Farida Khelfa	...	Elvira
Faycal Attougui	...	Guard
Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni	...	Commissaire Madhi
Pascal Judelewicz	...	Le photographe
Asmaa Bouafia	...	Nina
Siham Lahkim	...	Servante
Hamid Nider	...	Kaleb
Zineb Nijih	...	Djamila

También conocida como:

Gradiva (France) (new title)
It's Gradiva Who Is Calling You (International: English title) (literal title)

Duración:

Italy:110 min (Venice Film Festival)

País:

France | Belgium

Idioma:

Francés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

France:-12 | Singapore:R21

Locaciones de Filmación:

Essaouira, Morocco

Compañía:

Acajou Films

It's strange that a 84 yo director doesn't yet know which way to complete a movie

It's strange that a 84 yo director doesn't yet know which way to complete a movie. In the beginning I was so hopeful about the develop of the film, maybe because of the special and magic atmosphere of Morocco, and for nice imagine of the main character, but then, during the movie, I realized that Grillet actually didn't find a line (especially for the style) to rise his work. Probably it can be caused by intricate and ambitious script, but it's evident how the director uses own cinematic culture: many references to works of other artists are more or less detectable, and the results is a weird pastiche of mannerism. Furthermore I found, and this is coherent with I've just said, the constant changes of style and rhythm are too brave and too much...I don't think the lesson of Surrealism means that, though Grillet looks like knowing very well this genre of art. In conclusion I wish to make clear that I have not been disturbed by scenes of violent mixed with sex, which appear numerous in the film.