The Last Day
by Rodolphe Marconi
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Actor: Alysson Paradis, Bruno Todeschini, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Laurent, Nicole GarciaDirector: Rodolphe Marconi
Brand: REL
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Strand Releasing
Movie Reviews of The Last Day
Movie Review: Absolutely one of the best!
Summary: 5 Stars
When it comes to foreign Movies, it's best to ignore the summery of American studios. They totally disregard the purpose of the movie or the subtle relationships built between characters, but go for the obvious. Simon is a sensitive, private, lonely, broken, and tormented soul. He was drawn to Louise because she came to him willingly and gave him affection. Simon thrives for love and affection because his family deprived him of them. Only his mom loves him despise his efforts of bonding with his dad and sister. There is no "obvious" sexual between him and Mathieu. They are just very close friends. Now comes Louise, creating competition between them and sharing their closeness. Now both of them try to impress Louise, and that's why "things don't feel the same anymore". You can see the tension between them during their conversation at the pub. Showing two guys kissing don't mean that they were lovers. You can see the confusion on Simon's look when Louise asked them to kiss. They both kissed because they wanted to please Louise!! Eventually, everything drove Simon into desperation. ***SPOILERS***
He's not his dad's child, but of another man's and his mom's. Now he could no longer hope for family love. Louise is his sister and it seems she knows it when she approached him. Feeling rejected and probably sickened that he had sexual thoughts about his sister, also knowing that he now can no longer pursue her, Simon is broken down. Plus, the fact that Mathieu is no longer his very best friend probably destroyed any connection with this world except his mom. So Simon -in a moment of pain- killed himself. But his soul was set free.
He asked for his real dad's room number because he wants to see what his real dad sees when he looks out of the window. Simon is an observer. He likes to look at the scenery through another person's view and see what they thought about, or how they felt when they look at the same thing he does now.
It is a very beautiful film, in which Gaspard Ulliel dazzeled as a brilliant actor. Too bad the other actors don't measure up to him (they are dull in my opinion, they seem to be led by Gaspard, instead of working with him) if not, this movie would be much better!
Summary of The Last Day
It?s Christmas. Simon is 19 years old. He returns home with Louise, a young stranger he has met on the train. His relationship with his parents is in turmoil. One evening a telephone call disturbs this family situation, burdened by an oppressive secretSimilar DVD Movies
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