Amour de Femme (2001)

Very romantic!

The actors were great in this film. There were many moments where the characters displayed their emotions through body language and facial expressions without a lot of dialogue. It's not often that movies of this genre challenge traditional paradigms and I think the movie does a good job of dealing with various issues. Great film! July 27, 2007

Brooding but very romantic

I loved the subtle love scenes in this film, they were not contrived or awkward like so many lesbian sex scenes can be. The story was interesting as well, very brooding but romantic, the husband always seemed to be in a permanent state of hostility especially around his wife, but the audience is at peace when the two women are together. Wonderful and romantic, I really recommend it!! June 21, 2007

i want my money back

i bought this after reading everyone elses reviews and i was greatly disappointed. the subtitles didn't bother me as much as the BAD acting. Even it the acting was good the script of the story was badly written. i found no enjoyment watching this at all. there was no real drama or suspense, no love or romantic scenes, no reality. it just was not worth the $25.
i don't even want to give it a single star. July 24, 2006

The emotions played out on scene are dead on.

This film shows accurate emotions at just the right times through-out the film. The viewer witnesses a married woman fall in love with another woman for the first time. Upon their first meeting, Jeanne knows instinctively there is a mutual attraction between her and a dancer she meets at birthday party. Jeanne displays girlish excitment as she begins to discover a part of herself she didn't know was there. She is drawn to Marie.( the dancer) She doesn't have it all sorted out in the beginning. She's curious, not frightened by her feelings. The lie she tells herself is she can handle this new feeling. She doesn't see the danger around the corner. Jeanne uses the dance lessons as an excuse to spend time with Marie. As the relationship deepens, Jeanne becomes trapped between two separate worlds. Choosing Marie will cost her the marriage, raising her child & life as she has known it in a traditional home. There's a part of Jeanne that wants things as they are. She loves her husband. It is not a passionate love but a contented love. She has a history & a child with him. Life is simple. Not exciting but good in it's own way.

Her content, married life begins to crumble as her desires for Marie continues to grow. When she's reading to her son, she reads the same line three times. We see the preoccupation of Marie in full swing. The marriage & even the love for her son is not strong enought to pull her away from Marie. Jeanne is falling in love with someone who instantly knows her better than the man she spent 8 years with. It's impossible for Jeanne to keep her mind off Marie. As the story unfolds, Jeanne's facial expressions are often joy & confusion at once. When a married woman falls for another woman, there's a part of her that does not want to say goodbye to her old life. This movie does an accurate job of reflecting this conflict.

The actress who played Marie is strong but not aggressive. Marie's subtle strenth is part of the attraction. Marie is tough yet still a woman; soft and feminine. The mutual attraction was believable. My only criticism of this film is with the technical aspects. The music was not appropriate. Too harsh. Not romantic. The scenes were a bit choppy. The lighting was bad at times. The love scene was not long enough. The height difference was a bit distracting. Jeanne is 6'. Marie is 5'3". The director could have used camera angles to help with this. These minor distractions fade away as we watch the two women fall in love. To sum it up, this movie is about Passion. Passion is the catalyst for Jeanne's transformation. July 18, 2006

Beautiful

Seriously, this is one of the best lesbian romance films I have EVER seen. The characters are fully 3 diminsional and the scenes are also gorgeous. You really feel the heartbreak and love of both women. I'd HIGHLY recemmend this film to anyone who likes romantic films and especially to my fellow lesbians.





















June 16, 2006

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