Product: La Pianiste (Original French Version)
Rating: 5.0
tragi-comedy
The real tragedy of this film is a misunderstanding because she did not throw up his ejaculate out of repulsion. She was unused to men's bodies inexperienced and to be honest it takes practise to swallow an oyster on yer back when even trying to swallow a sip of water on your back would make anyone gag! ! All through the film I never lost empathy with her although tempting to ridiculeUp until he recognises what all the ice thrown on him really signified her suppression and perversion were carefully contained and the terror of opening up such a Pandora's box to her and their eyes was understandably something she fought tooth and nail to have control over. There is always something ingenuous about Walter because he is just too young and virile and compassionate to be complicated by the mess inside her head. If such a thing is possible in real life his direct approach helps her to finally mirror that which is dis-associated in her as sick and mad. He sadistically rejects her after her masochistic letter. Well fair enough because when she begs the error of her ways he does forgive and accept.But then throwing up an oyster is just BAD TIMING in terms of trying to come across as apologetic. That is the comedy before the film takes a dark turn when Walter returns and insanely beats and rapes her. At the concert there is a niave spring in his step as though partially delivering on the request in her letter will hopefully create another rebound from her in terms of coming to her senses again. But of course she already had. The knife meant to atone for the damage he inflicted she turns on herself in disgust but much more so-in self disgust.The film transitions from the world of polished classical recital to tragic opera and underlines the warning that men should never physically harm women because they don't know their own strength. Although the true villain of course is the mother ( and unbalanced father) in untold insidious psychological ways. This is a disturbing film. So was i'Funny Games'