My go-to movie to showcase foreign film.

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2015)

If I am ever in need of a film to showcase the beauty and intelligence of French cinema, this is the title I dig out for people. There is a lot to be said for Hollywood and big budget productions but this film is the epitome of modern French cinema.
Subtle, delicate and masterful, the build up and pacing of the film is very well managed and not once drags or feels boring, the characters are simply perfect and no single character feels forced or out of place, each one playing an integral part in the story. The acting is overwhelmingly real and as with a majority of modern foreign cinema the suspension of disbelief is never once broken dragging you emphatically into this beautiful at times; otherwise grainy and staunch Parisian reality. The mise en scène is stunningly portrayed and carefully picked by an experienced cinematographer Mathieu Vadepied who really comes into his own here. Simply put, this film is a must see for this generation and should be regarded as one of the most magnificent pieces of cinema to come out of France since Amelie, and certainly one of the great works of modern cinema regardless of language barriers.
10/10