Va Savoir
I have started watching the first 15 minutes and didn’t enjoy this film at all. But now that I have nothing else to watch, I have continued watching this film, and honestly, it has turned out quite good. The characters have the certain something that I find intriguing, even the rabidly emo main character has an interesting profile in the development of the story and the italian touch of the whole film is somewhat intriguing. In fact, the italian of the stage is lovely, it makes me want to see a theatre play in Italy, simply for hearing the language. Perhaps I should choose a classical piece and then I’ll read the piece beforehand and take a copy in a language I know into the theatre, haha. But to be exact, I have understood surprisingly much of the italian. There were a lot of very simple and clearly pronounced sentences after all.
It’s quite a love comedy, my my. So it’s more or less like this: Dominique and this guy whose name I’ve forgotten meet and are somewhat hooking up. The said guy has a difficult and questionable relationship with Camille. Camille can’t get over her ex-boyfriend Pierre, and vice versa. And finally Pierre has some silly wife who keeps wearing the engagement ring of another man. Wow XD By one third of the film, I am totally drawn into the film and its characters.
I now know what is so great about the film: the scene in which Camille steps out of the house through the ceiling. It’s so utterly hilarious in its own way, and it makes perfect sense that they put this scene on the poster. This scene is to “Va Savoir” what the dancing scene in the café is to “Bande à part”. It’s also beautiful, and so parisian. I wish I had lived in such a parisian house as well, being able to see over other houses. I think I would be spending all day on these ceilings *__*
Although I obviously did not enjoy the entirety of the movie, and although it never made me laugh out loud, I must admit that there are bits in this film that are simple masterpieces: The “duel” between the two men leaves me speechless. If there were two guys who’d duel for me, I’d want them to do it exactly this way XD Heidegger!
Oh, and the interior of this Arthur guy’s apartment is very interesting too, by the way. For some reason french movies really succeed in having two people having a short conversation and then make out one minute later in a completely natural, tasteful way.
Finally, I actually think I should mention how incredibly great the theme of theater appears in the film, and how the whole film actually follow certain rules of classic plays (the story-structure, limited characters, rather limited time frame, a few places it plays at). In many ways, I think this film is an absolute masterpiece and incredibly witty, although it was not entirely enjoyable for me and did not make me laugh. But, I really think that this film is way too underappreciated. I have never seen this film anywhere besides on my own to-watch list *hrr*
PS. This is what I got when I google searched for pictures for “Va Savoir”.