And Now Ladies & Gentlemen
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Movie Reviews of And Now Ladies & Gentlemen
Movie Review: What Is The Dream and What Is Simply A Memory Of The Future?
Summary: 5 Stars
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen begins with the following epigraph: "Life is a deep sleep, and love is the dream." With that characterization as his point of departure, Claude Lelouch (who produced, wrote and directed this quiet masterpiece) provides an utterly sophisticated two hour cinematic meditation on all of the subtle ways reality, memory, and dreamlife intersect to create the verisimilitude of the present and a fantasy of what is to come. The narrative for this visually breathtaking excursion into metaphysics and the psychology of love centers on Jeremy Irons as Valentin Valentin (he was born on Valentine's Day), a whimsically inventive jewel thief who relies on disguise and deception to ply his trade. But a large and growing tumor of the brain is playing its own set of tricks on the master illusionist. In a parallel universe Valentin's destiny is tracked by that of a Parisian chanteuse, Jane Lester (Patricia Kaas), who also may be afflicted with a brain mass that is affecting her ability to discern what is real from what is imagined. The two cross paths in Fez at the halfway point of the film as each in their own way runs aground upon the hallucinatory shores of the primitive, light-blasted landscape which is Morocco. And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen is European cinema at its most disarming. Evocative and convincing, the film propels you on a journey you would rather not see come to an end.Movie Review: Five Stars for this Sexy Torchy French Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I had to give this movie 5 stars because it's so French and steamy and visually beautiful. Jeremy Irons is your typical suave dapper kind of guy with the morals of a skunk. Patricia Kass is the young tortured new love interest. Pretty typical fare as far as that dynamic goes and the film did tweak all my hip and now beliefs about real relationships but I decided to stop taking it seriously and once I did that I jumped in for the lovely ride. Jeremy Irons was preeeeteee sex-EEEE. Patricia Kass released a CD called "Piano Bar" that has lots of songs from this film in it - I love the CD and highly recommend it. Claude Lelouch is such a master story weaver with images that bounced back and forth in time and made me forget I was watching a sub-titled film - just like "A Man and A Woman" did.Movie Review: Glorious cinematography, compelling acting
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the most cinematically beautiful films you will see this or any year. It is a treat for serious cinephiles; but is probably too subtle and slow for most mainstream tastes. Jeremy Irons is wonderful, as usual, and Patricia Kass is hauntingly beautiful and compelling. The story is thought provoking at times, slightly quirky, and implausible with moments of subtle humor; but it is all thoroughly enjoyable to watch. The script too is mostly perspicacious with a few memorable lines such as, "Life is a deep sleep. And love is the dream." The film is mostly in French with some English. The subtitles are easy to read on the widescreen DVD format.Movie Review: SHEER PLEASURE
Summary: 5 Stars
We first saw this film in a movie theatre and we were so captivated by it that we ordered the DVD. Granted, Jeremy Irons was my impetus for going to the movie but what a treat to discover Patricia Kaas. Her voice is unbelievably beautiful plus she is a gorgeous chanteuse.The scenery, especially in Morocco, is beautiful. The minor roles are extremely well cast from a lascivious bartender to a wealthy ladies man. A well written and witty script adds to the enjoyment.
Granted, the ending does seem a mite contrived but what a pleasure it was to get there.
Movie Review: Love, memory (or amnesia), but romance most of all
Summary: 5 Stars
For most US citizens, this is the best motion picture you have never heard of.
It got no play in the United States, yet was frankly one of the best pictures of the year.
There is so much beauty and romance in this movie, that to describe it is to give away the wonderfully tangled plot.
I will simply say that you should watch it, and listen to Kaas. You'll know what I mean.
Suffice it to say, I would have liked to live the rest of my life with these characters.
Also, direction and cinematography are gorgeous. As if that mattered in this case.