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Lionel is a train driver. A widower, he has brought up his only daughter Josephine since she was very small. Today, she's a young woman. They live side by side, living in each other's pockets, in a protective cocoon from the outside world.
For Lionel, everything in his life revolves around his daughter and for Josephine, her world is her father. Little by little, Lionel realises that time has passed and perhaps the time has come for them both to move on and find their independence.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Time and romantic attraction threaten to sour a family relationship in this drama from writer and director Claire Denis. Lionel (Alex Descas) is a middle-aged widower who makes his living driving a train and shares an apartment with his twenty-something daughter Josephine (Mati Diop). Lionel and Josephine have a warm and caring relationship, and while it's not Lionel's nature to say very much, his affection for his daughter is clear. Lionel's on-and-off girlfriend Gabrielle (Nicole Dogue) and their footloose friend Noe (Gregoire Colin) live in the same building, and together the four have fallen into a casual family relationship. However, when's Lionel's close friend and fellow driver Rene (Julieth Mars Toussaint) announces he's retiring, Lionel becomes painfully aware that he's not as young as he once was, and realizes how much he depends on his daughter. This knowledge sets Lionel on edge when Jospehine's friendship with Noe begins to evolve into a romantic relationship, while she is angered when she spies her father flirting with an attractive woman who runs a nearby diner. 35 Rhums (aka 35 Shot of Rum) received its North American premiere at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival. ...35 Shots of Rum ( 35 rhums ) ( Thirty Five Shots of Rum )
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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This film by Claire Denis who wrote the script and directed is a persuasive small-scale family drama set in the working-class suburbs of Paris, where a widower and father, originally from the overseas departement of Guadeloupe, lives with his daughter in a block of flats. Their neighbours include an elusive young man who may be her suitor and a female taxi driver who seems to be the father's on-off lover.
Mlle Denis outlines her characters subtly and slowly, keeping their relationships hazy. She expects her audience to work to follow the sometimes elliptical events (which, unlike the other reviewer here, I did not find too slow) and to assess the characters from the information that's dripped out. One of the noticeable things is that these people appear to have their being exclusively among black people. The only white faces belong to the aunt and her niece who are visited in Lubeck, Germany, towards the end.
The style here is typically contemporary with regard to the preponderance of close-ups as the domestic life of father and daughter is traced in careful detail. The intensity of the camera's gaze manages to endow the mostly humdrum events with significance beyond the banal. Mlle Denis likes to dwell on visual elements of daily life that establish a pattern: the first 10 mins are seen from the point of view of a suburban train driver (several of our male characters are train drivers) as the tracks at points and sidings converge, diverge, then converge again; we also see the lit carriages of trains passing by, each one containing little human dramas closed to the onlooker.
There is excellent ensemble acting here backed up by a varied and always attractive musical soundtrack (especially that which illuminates the stand-out sequence of the film, when a carload of concert-goers breaks down and they seek shelter in a bar that opens specially for them. Here is a quiet scene that's infused with energy.
If you think you'd like a film that unhurriedly says something about the interaction of individualism and community, then this is for you.
Mlle Denis outlines her characters subtly and slowly, keeping their relationships hazy. She expects her audience to work to follow the sometimes elliptical events (which, unlike the other reviewer here, I did not find too slow) and to assess the characters from the information that's dripped out. One of the noticeable things is that these people appear to have their being exclusively among black people. The only white faces belong to the aunt and her niece who are visited in Lubeck, Germany, towards the end.
The style here is typically contemporary with regard to the preponderance of close-ups as the domestic life of father and daughter is traced in careful detail. The intensity of the camera's gaze manages to endow the mostly humdrum events with significance beyond the banal. Mlle Denis likes to dwell on visual elements of daily life that establish a pattern: the first 10 mins are seen from the point of view of a suburban train driver (several of our male characters are train drivers) as the tracks at points and sidings converge, diverge, then converge again; we also see the lit carriages of trains passing by, each one containing little human dramas closed to the onlooker.
There is excellent ensemble acting here backed up by a varied and always attractive musical soundtrack (especially that which illuminates the stand-out sequence of the film, when a carload of concert-goers breaks down and they seek shelter in a bar that opens specially for them. Here is a quiet scene that's infused with energy.
If you think you'd like a film that unhurriedly says something about the interaction of individualism and community, then this is for you.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Claire Denis' 35 Shots Of Rum is a sombre and humane look at a quartet of Parisians who experience loneliness, isolation and disconnection. Lionel (Alex Descas) is a train driver who lives with his daughter Josephine (Mati Diop). He has a seemingly casual relationship with taxi driver Gabrielle (Nicole Dogue) who seems invested in the relationship to a much greater degree than Lionel. And Noe (Gregoire Colin) who lives alone with his cat seems to have an interest in Josephine. The trouble is that all these characters are so wrapped up in their own loneliness, they fail to communicate with one another.
They are so wrapped up, however, that it takes their car to break down in the rain for them to open up to each other. Whether this is a good thing or not is a different question. Denis shoots the film in a desolate manner that has a complete (and fitting) lack of flair, which is a direct metaphor for the characters emotional emptiness. Claire Denis has named Japanese master Yasijuro Ozu as a main influence for the film, and it is quite obvious. The quiet, restrained dignity of Lionel, and the almost silent exchanges between the characters mirror Ozu's classics Late Spring and Tokyo Story. The film can be slow at time, but stick with it and it is richly rewarding. A complex film that is powerfully acted.
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They are so wrapped up, however, that it takes their car to break down in the rain for them to open up to each other. Whether this is a good thing or not is a different question. Denis shoots the film in a desolate manner that has a complete (and fitting) lack of flair, which is a direct metaphor for the characters emotional emptiness. Claire Denis has named Japanese master Yasijuro Ozu as a main influence for the film, and it is quite obvious. The quiet, restrained dignity of Lionel, and the almost silent exchanges between the characters mirror Ozu's classics Late Spring and Tokyo Story. The film can be slow at time, but stick with it and it is richly rewarding. A complex film that is powerfully acted.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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With so many new directors bringing their films to festivals and Cinemas and quickly getting names for themselves, it's a real joy that Claire Denis still stands tall as a true original film maker.
35 Shots Of Rum has a structure and pace where only the patient cinema goers and dedicated Denis fans will benefit from, however its innovation and unique method of storytelling is undoubtedly where the film truly delivers.
Lionel (Alex Descas) is a widower and lives with his daughter, Jo (Mati Diop). They have an extraordinarily close relationship where neither one of them have moved on to form any other relationship, other than the one they both share with each other. It's almost fly-on-the-wall stuff, Denis never puts scenes together that are perhaps obvious in a traditional sense. It moves tenderly, sways between love in both a family setting and a romantic one, but its always subtle and never heavy handed. It's this unorthodox style that Claire Denis has always approached (Beau Travail, Vendredi Soir), leaving some viewers either in awe of her or completely irritated by her. Maybe there's an argument for both? My thoughts of 35 Shots Of Rum is of a calming, moral and enchanting film. It's a film that presents a refreshing and introspective tale on family and relationships, from an angle devoid of the common and accepted approach we so often see in today's cinema.
35 Shots Of Rum has a structure and pace where only the patient cinema goers and dedicated Denis fans will benefit from, however its innovation and unique method of storytelling is undoubtedly where the film truly delivers.
Lionel (Alex Descas) is a widower and lives with his daughter, Jo (Mati Diop). They have an extraordinarily close relationship where neither one of them have moved on to form any other relationship, other than the one they both share with each other. It's almost fly-on-the-wall stuff, Denis never puts scenes together that are perhaps obvious in a traditional sense. It moves tenderly, sways between love in both a family setting and a romantic one, but its always subtle and never heavy handed. It's this unorthodox style that Claire Denis has always approached (Beau Travail, Vendredi Soir), leaving some viewers either in awe of her or completely irritated by her. Maybe there's an argument for both? My thoughts of 35 Shots Of Rum is of a calming, moral and enchanting film. It's a film that presents a refreshing and introspective tale on family and relationships, from an angle devoid of the common and accepted approach we so often see in today's cinema.
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There are a few words/phrases that sum up this film: French; Arty; Baffling; More questions than answers. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Poppy
Dull, dull, dull
There is about enough content in here to make a 10 minute short, with dull characters sleepwalking through underwritten scenes. You will need 35 shots of rum to get through this. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by ken shabby
Very slow, but some fantastic moments
35 Shots of Rum is French film about a train driver in Paris who is a single father, living with his daughter, who is at college. Read more
Published on 24 July 2009 by Jaybird
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