Caught a decent French film today after I saw it featured in a recent email I received from the Criterion Collection.
(67) L'heure d'été (Summer Hours) (2008): Caught this film on Netflix Instant and I'm very glad I did. This is a very deliberately paced drama about three siblings (Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, and Jérémie Renier) dealing with the loss of their childhood memories and belongings as they deal with the reality of their mother's death and the subsequent sale of the family house and very expensive and important art and furniture collections.
Not enough of Juliette Binoche, but Charles Berling makes up for it in an outstanding role as the eldest sibling, and the one pretty much stuck with dealing with everything because he's the only one still living in France. I particularly like the unused phone, which won't mean anything unless you see the movie. It also doesn't give anything away.
If you're looking for a smartly written and directed drama, this one should be high on your list. Very much worth the 1:42 I invested.
3.5 Stars
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