Strayed
by Andr? T?chin?
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Actor: Cl?mence Meyer, Emmanuelle B?art, Gaspard Ulliel, Gr?goire Leprince-Ringuet, Samuel LabartheDirector: Andr? T?chin?
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Fox Lorber
Movie Reviews of Strayed
Movie Review: Overlooked Masterpiece of World Cinema
Summary: 5 Stars
There are some films that are absolutely flawless...and I count this movie among them. I was stunned at how good this picture is. First of all, think about the movie allegorically. Here we have a 17 year old juvenile delinquent (Yvan) - an illiterate actually - who possesses more toughness, common sense, courage, even generosity than the French men in uniform (whether soldier or policeman). I felt that Andre Techine was telling us that if France had more men like the young Yvan, then the nation would not have suffered the national disgrace and humiliation of losing the war in 41 days. The soldiers were content to save their skins, accept confinement under the Germans, and go on with the lives. Yvan - on the other hand - refuses to accept confinement on any level.
I wanted to address another issue, raised by another reviewer, Grady Harp. I disagree with his opinion that Odile, the beautiful widowed mother, engages in an intimate relationship with Yvan because she grows to have a physical attraction for him. I see it differently. In the absence of her husband who just died in the war and in the confusion of leaving Paris, Odile is totally uprooted. Yvan - who dutifully brings food for the family and who assists in finding shelter for her children - is a replacement for her husband. Later, when the soldiers arrive, she is very uncomfortable with the men in uniform. In that short period, Yvan disappears. When he reappears, Odile is so relieved that the sexual union starts from nervousness and relief. Only during the act does she discover, to her own astonishment, her pleasure...a pleasure multiplied by the fact that she is giving Yvan the only gift she can, which is herself.
Both Emmanuelle Beart and Gaspard Ulliel gave amazing performances. One small detail... Ms. Beart was "dressed down" for the part. I thought that was most appropriate. Compared to a film like "Casablanca" where Ingrid Bergman is "dressed up", the director of "Strayed" tells his story of French refugees with far more credibility.
Summary of Strayed
DVD extras include: 16x9 anamorphic, 5.1 sound, interviews with Andre Techine, Gaspard Ulliel & Gilles Perrault, subtitle control, storyboards, photo gallery. Set in 1940 at the beginning of France's occupation by the Germans, Strayed stars French film icon Emmanuelle B?art (Nathalie, 8 Women) as Odile, a young and beautiful widow fleeing Paris with her two children. When German planes bomb the road filled with refugees, Odile's car is destroyed and the three must escape into the woods. There they encounter Yvan (sexy newcomer Gaspard Ulliel - Brotherhood of the Wolf), a 17 year-old illiterate delinquent whose survival skills and charm soon prove indispensable. They soon take shelter in an abandoned house and become a makeshift family. Odile, at once suspicious of and attracted to the mysterious stranger, soon finds herself at the center of a fascinating set of personal and sexual dynamics. One of the most respected filmmakers in France, Andr? T?chin? (Wild Reeds, Rendez-Vous) once again, builds on his reputation as one of the most sensitive and intelligent filmmakers working today.Emmanuelle B?art gives another beautiful performance in this fable-like story of World War II. She plays a widow with two children in tow; escaping from Paris, their car is bombed in the countryside and they stagger into the woods along with a rough, savvy teenage boy (the feral Gaspard Ulliel). Their idyll in an abandoned chateau takes up the remainder of the film, as various tensions simmer within this ad hoc family unit. Director Andre Techine (Wild Reeds, Scene of the Crime) is a master of the small, telling moment and the frailty of people in a natural landscape. He also proves, in the riveting sequence of Germans attacking the line of refugees, that he could probably make a great action film if he cared to. Along with B?art's sensuality, his treatment of hushed interiors and sympathy for the imagination of children creates an intimate arena for these lost souls. --Robert Horton
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