The smile
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The smile |
| Original title | Le sourire |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Claude Miller |
| script | Claude Miller |
| production |
Jean-Louis Livi Annie Miller |
| music |
Pierre Boscheron Antoine Ouvrier Vincent Glenn |
| camera | Guillaume Schiffman |
| cut | Anne Lafarge |
| occupation | |
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The smile ( Le sourire ) is a French erotic drama by Claude Miller from 1994. In addition to the older Jean-Pierre Marielle , the young Emmanuelle Seigner plays in the story, which moves between reality and imagination. At the beginning of the film, the film quotes a verse by Xan Piao from the 12th Book of Wisdom : “Let us hurry to savor the beautiful creatures and the youth. Let's drink the wines, the scents. Let's not let the flower of the season wither. "
action
The respected psychiatrist Pierre-François, who treats the young nymphomaniac Brigitte among other patients in his clinic in the countryside in the Charente , suffers a heart attack. His colleague Gaby makes it clear to him that the next seizure can happen at any time and that he may only have a short time to live. Because of this he loses his joy in everything and he feels tired of life. He feels the need to give his ex-wife Chantal, in accordance with her old wish, a drawing of a bare-breasted girl. In the train compartment he meets the young, sensual Odile, who, asleep on the seats, does not notice him and suddenly casts a spell over the older man.
For her part, Odile succumbed to the fascination of a strip show with four dancers organized by the entertainer Jean-Jean on the fairground in nearby Saint-Trojan-les-Bains . Invited by Jean-Jean to work for him, she refuses for the time being. Pierre-François discovered her by chance playing tennis; it blossoms near you, they arrange to meet for the evening and go to the strip show together. When saying goodbye, he tries to kiss her and receives a rebuff. But she forgives his behavior and meets him again. When she decides to strip, Jean-Jean advises her not to do it around family and friends. He travels with her and Pierre-François as a companion to distant Angoulême to see his friend “Die Aunt”, who is in the same business as himself. But he doesn't quite know how to integrate Odile into his program. Sex comes up over dinner and Odile runs away. After a fit of weakness, Pierre-François moves into a hotel room. Odile comes at night and sleeps with him. The next day Odile gets a performance: Surrounded by other nude dancers, she completely defoliates herself, goes into the audience and dies. Back in the country, you long for Pierre-François.
criticism
The guide of the film judged that the dark primer germinated humor, carried by a "once more brilliant" Jean-Pierre Marielle. Despite the triviality of the narrative, the work is characterized by hedonism and liveliness, and whether Seigner's “sensual beauty” shines.
The lexicon of international films discussed undecided: “The very short dialogues of the film offer some nice moments, the staging does not lack originality, and the actors are impressive. However, Claude Miller lets himself be carried away with quite extensive presentations of the striptease shows. "
Web links
- The smile in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean Tulard (ed.): Guide des films . Laffont, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-221-10453-6 , Volume 3: P – Z. P. 3042.
- ↑ The smile. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .