The Last Day
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Alysson Paradis, Bruno Todeschini, Gaspard Ulliel, Mélanie Laurent, Nicole Garcia Director: Rodolphe Marconi DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: French (Original Language); German (Original Language); English (Subtitled) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Running Time: 105 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-12-13 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Strand Releasing |
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Movie Reviews of The Last Day
Movie Review: UNREQUITED LOVE........or A STUDY IN SELF-DESTRUCTION:
Summary: 3 Stars
I really like the description of main character, Simon, given us by earlier reviewer, Trang T. Nguyen "Purple Angel," who says---"Simon is a sensitive, private, lonely, broken, and tormented soul." But I do think when Angel goes on to say: "There is no "obvious" sexual between him and Mathieu," that he is missing one of the major points of this film. It seems clear to me that it is this very love for Mathieu which is creating havoc with Simon's emotions. I believe they have had an earlier "relationship," and it was likely a sexual one (note that during Simon's first visit to the lighthouse and conversation with Mathieu, they make reference to it). However, it soon becomes apparent to us and to Simon that M. is moving on as concerns his relationship preferences (yes, he likely enjoys the wild kiss he initiates with S.---at Louise's urging---but not enough to change his current course). Louise is now his focus, something that becomes 'majorly' upsetting to S.
If you require further proof of Simon's true feelings, you need only view the late-in-the-film scene in which S. enters Mathieu's quarters (when M. is away), makes his way to the bed, lies in it, eyes closed, holding the bedclothes, then the pillow, to his nose and deeply breathing in Mathieu's scent. While doing this, he is moved to initiate his own self-gratification. A tremendously sexy scene---I kept hoping Mathieu would appear in the doorway, but obviously other things were afoot. (Am not sure what Purple Angel might have thought this scene was all about).
Mother, Marie's, startling disclosure near film's conclusion, concerning one of the major relationships in Simon's life, results in an ending you are unlikely to soon forget.
PS: Much of this script is a little slow moving and, sometimes, repetitive. All 3 of my awarded Stars are given, especially for Ulliel's acting as Simon, but also for Garcia's as mother. I won't be throwing this out of my DVD collection, but likely will not be viewing it often.
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