A wonderfully simple, heart-warming, bitter-sweet story that reminds Hollywood junkies that romance is not the sole privilege of people looking like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Yolande Moreau's Cesar-winning minimalist portrayal of a forty-something one-woman-touring-show comedian is captivating. Wim Willaert's lovable craggy-faced happy-go-lucky vagabond provides perfect complement. As the title suggests, the tide that comes in must eventually subside but it's these little episodes in life that will always be treasured. Another wonderful thing about this movie is that all the people that appear in it (and there are several dozens of them, many appearing for just a few seconds) feel so "real" that you sometimes even forget that you are watching a movie and believe that you are actually touring northern France with Irene.
Review of When the Sea Rises
When the Sea Rises
(2004)
Wonderfully simple, and simply wonderful
11 December 2005
Warning: Spoilers