Don't Let Me Die On a Sunday
There have been lots of movies about outsiders who turn to pain because they can't be pleasured, so disillusioned by life that they're turned on by the proximity of death (Crash, Fight Club). But rarely has any such film had so much empathy for its main characters. Matched by the magnetic lead performances of rising star Bouchez and the aging, handsome Barr, writer-director Didier Le Pecheur's concise effort conveys the fleeting thrill of soulless sensations. --Mr. ShowbizLike Stanley Kubrick's existential 'Eyes Wide Shut', 'Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday' tackles issues ranging from fidelity to the sex-death link, but lacks Kubrick's sense of narrative artifice. Thankfully Le Pecheur opts for realism, natural settings and hand-held camera work, while maintaining a slick visual sensibility. And the ubiquitous sex scenes never stray into exploitation. Instead, the film's most graphic and exposing element is Le Pecheur's dialog. --HX MagazineYou may think you've seen it all, but unless you've seen Didier Le Pecheur's sex-laced drama about disaffected French people, you probably haven't. --TV Guide