Some pictures probably 'read' better than when they are translated to the cinema. Such seems to be the case with "Twice Upon a Time", conceived and directed by Antoine de Caunes. It is a "franglish" production that maybe with a different tone it might have played differently.
Alice and Louis, two former lovers, star actors in the French cinema, had separated thirty years before and now they surface again as Louis is going to receive a 'lifetime award' by the English motion picture industry. Alice seemed to be the natural presenter of the trophy, but alas, once they meet, their old animosity comes back in full swing. Alice is now married, alas in name only, to a wealthy man, Lord Gaylord, who one figures immediately, does a great service to his surname. There is a son too, Paul, who is a successful businessman, but who would trade everything in order to become a painter. Will Alice and Louis pick up where they left off? Hmm, stay tuned...
It is a shame to have the amazing Charlotte Rampling in a role that will not add anything to her career. Ditto for Jean Rochefort, although he is not as effective as Ms. Rampling. Ian Richardson shows up as a gay husband and Charles Dance portrays the emcee of the award show. One wonders what they were doing in a bad movie. Oh well, that's the way it goes sometimes.
This is a movie to be seen at the viewer's own risk.
Alice and Louis, two former lovers, star actors in the French cinema, had separated thirty years before and now they surface again as Louis is going to receive a 'lifetime award' by the English motion picture industry. Alice seemed to be the natural presenter of the trophy, but alas, once they meet, their old animosity comes back in full swing. Alice is now married, alas in name only, to a wealthy man, Lord Gaylord, who one figures immediately, does a great service to his surname. There is a son too, Paul, who is a successful businessman, but who would trade everything in order to become a painter. Will Alice and Louis pick up where they left off? Hmm, stay tuned...
It is a shame to have the amazing Charlotte Rampling in a role that will not add anything to her career. Ditto for Jean Rochefort, although he is not as effective as Ms. Rampling. Ian Richardson shows up as a gay husband and Charles Dance portrays the emcee of the award show. One wonders what they were doing in a bad movie. Oh well, that's the way it goes sometimes.
This is a movie to be seen at the viewer's own risk.