Marvellous - Please do not remake in English!!

Rating: 10/10 (1 May 2006)

I recorded this on my Sky Plus box out of curiosity, because I had heard good things about it. Those good things were more than justified. I have never really enjoyed subtitled movies and I am sure I miss a lot of good stuff because of my prejudice against them. However I started watching this and was totally enthralled within minutes. Jugnot's performance was superb and the whole thing was wonderfully uplifting and, dare I say it, I was blubbing like a baby at certain points (usually musical) during the movie. While the story has parallels in other films (Mr Hollands Opus, Dead Poets Society - to name a couple)it still resonated as an original treatment. The main character is not a charismatic, handsome type but he carries the story and he should have got an Oscar as should the score. Cannot finish without mentioning the young actor who played Morhange-he has a haunting, beautiful face (the face of an angel they say in the film) and a terrific voice. All round great performances, script, direction and music. I do not give it 10 out of 10 only for the fact that it has subtitles-how shallow of me!! However I do not want to see it dubbed or remade as a slick Hollywood treatment!!