Funny, painful and exquisitely portrayed.

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2013)

I was more than a little sceptical about watching this film - Call me narrow-minded but I'm by no means a fan of foreign language films. This completely blew me away. A novel and incredible story which was presented in a compelling way. Had me crying with laughter and sadness in equal measure. Brilliant. The characters are rich and deep, benefiting from there being so few of them and tell a fantastic and emotional story. The acting is sublime, with both characters experiencing ecstasy to misery in equal measure. The plot is not particularly deep or fast paced, but with characters and a story as powerful as this, it needn't be. There is no doubt I will be exploring more of what foreign language has to offer, and have lately explored and been impressed by 'Dans La Maison' - although not anywhere near the standard of this film. A truly epic film that I would recommend to anyone - especially and foreign language sceptics.