- Actors: Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Anne Brochet, Caroline Sihol, Guillaume Depardieu
- Language English
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Universal
- Run Time: 114 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004RTWQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,875 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A wonderful film, beautiful to look at and very moving. But above all remarkable for the music, arguably the finest collection of performances of classical music in any film. Jordi Savall is unequalled in this repertoire (baroque viol), and his interpretations of music that is in any case profoundly spiritual create an atmosphere of intense dignity and richness. If you think cinema is a serious art form on a par with music and theatre you won't be disappointed.
19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
In order to be a truly great artist/musician you need more than a prodigious talent, you need to have experienced the highs and lows of love and life. That's the hard lesson learned by Marin Marais (Gérard Depardieu) in this haunting film. It is probably a basic truth for artists in any field. Lovely photography, moving performances and superb music make this a serious and inspirational film.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is undoubtedly a beautiful film, with every shot as ravishing as a Renaissance painting, and the music too is heart-breaking, but at the centre is an emotional emptiness that is profoundly disappointing...
Gerard Depardieu is the ageing Marin Marais at the court of Versailles and he narrates the story of his relationship with the composer and musician St Columbe who refuses to come to court. As a boy Marais is involved with the St Columbe family, father, and two daughters, one of whom has his baby.
The problem with the film is that the relationships lack any chemistry and the narrative voice which tells the story replaces a true dramatisation of emotions: this is a story which is overwhelmingly 'told' rather than 'shown'.
That said, the music is ravishing and speaks far more than the dialogue (and the unspeakability of some things is certainly a motif here). So overall I enjoyed this film, loved the music (and would certainly buy the soundtrack) but wouldn't watch it again.
Gerard Depardieu is the ageing Marin Marais at the court of Versailles and he narrates the story of his relationship with the composer and musician St Columbe who refuses to come to court. As a boy Marais is involved with the St Columbe family, father, and two daughters, one of whom has his baby.
The problem with the film is that the relationships lack any chemistry and the narrative voice which tells the story replaces a true dramatisation of emotions: this is a story which is overwhelmingly 'told' rather than 'shown'.
That said, the music is ravishing and speaks far more than the dialogue (and the unspeakability of some things is certainly a motif here). So overall I enjoyed this film, loved the music (and would certainly buy the soundtrack) but wouldn't watch it again.
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Still remarkable film!
French cinematography means beautiful images. Reads like Japanese zen story set in France. Lovely asceticism. Safely and securely delivered and received.
Published 7 months ago by Dr MH
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This is an absolutely brilliant, sensitive film about the serenity and richness of music as juxtaposed against the tragedy and suffering of human life. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2006 by Dr. Julia O'donnell
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