Ohjaus:
Pierre GodeauKäsikirjoitus:
Guillaume LaurantKuvaus:
Claire MathonSävellys:
Javier NavarreteNäyttelijät:
Benoît Poelvoorde, Suzanne Clément, Edouard Baer, Grégory Gadebois, Ilona Bachelier, Vincent Desagnat, Marilou Aussilloux, Léo DussollierJuonikuvaukset(1)
If anyone knows anything about bikes, it’s Raoul Taburin, official bicycle dealer of Saint Céron, a lovely village in the South of France. But Raoul has a terrible secret: he has never been able to keep his balance on a bike without using stabilisers. His childhood and teenage years were spent trying to overcome his flaw - in vain. All attempts to tell his secret have also failed. Nobody believes him. When photographer Hervé Figougne moves to Saint Céron, the two men become fast friends. And when Figougne offers to photograph Raoul riding a racing bike along a mountain precipice, the moment of truth has arrived. He does all he can to avoid the photo shoot. But everything goes against him and he finally has to accept his destiny. “At least”, he thinks, “people will have to believe me”. But for Raoul Taburin, things are never that simple… (Wild Bunch Distribution)
(lisää)Arvostelut (3)
Such a horribly badly made labor of love that it looks like a "sweding" of Jan Svěrák's late work. The artificiality and emptiness of the setting at times is unintentionally evocative of certain surreal nightmares or older low-budget video games.
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Even if I didn't know that Jean-Jacques Sempé was the author and that the film was shot in English, I would still immediately localize the story in the French countryside. From every shot, you can feel the atmosphere of the French south, small towns in Provence, or the neighborhood, where pieces of history can be sensed from the stone houses and the locals' laid-back attitude. In some ways, the film reminds me of Pascal Campion's drawings. Raoul Taburin is a likable film during which you probably won't burst out laughing, but a light smile will be sure to remain on your face. It is a small, pleasant film that will evoke a positive mood. Overall impression: 75%.
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Raoul Taburin is brimming with pervasive absurdity – both plot and character – which it doesn't always quite manage to pull out. I was quite happy with the cast, Benoît Poelvoorde and his artful grin are a chapter in themselves, I already liked Suzanne Clément in Xavier Dolan's Mommy and Edouard Baer finally met "Brutus" on screen after failing to do so in Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, and their interaction was really funny at times. The film’s premise ha an Amelie vibe, even though it's on the lower end of the quality scale, but it still puts a smile on your face. Maybe I was expecting something more from this film, but I don't regret watching it. It is worth it for the beautiful locations of the French countryside and the pleasant music alone!
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