With a title like Le Grand Amour, how could I NOT like it? There are some films that just catch your eye and you know you'll get along with it. That was the case with this film and me. This entire movie is pretty much Pierre Etaix's convoluted thread of jokes that creates a scathing and sweet plot about adultery. The plot is secondary to the gags, and there are many. The opening scene is a wedding that has flashes of the absurd, and it only gets more bizarre.
There is one sequence that has become somewhat famous: a dream sequence in which a bunch of people drive down the street on beds. It's spectacular. You think Etaix reached the peak of the scene with a bed-crash. Then there are bed-farmers, bed-traffic-jams, bed-side-roads, and more. It creates an alternate world in only a few minutes.
It's warm and funny and sharp. My kind of silly humour.
With a title like Le Grand Amour, how could I NOT like it? There are some films that just catch your eye and you know you'll get along with it. That was the case with this film and me. This entire movie is pretty much Pierre Etaix's convoluted thread of jokes that creates a scathing and sweet plot about adultery. The plot is secondary to the gags, and there are many. The opening scene is a wedding that has flashes of the absurd, and it only gets more bizarre.
There is one sequence that has become somewhat famous: a dream sequence in which a bunch of people drive down the street on beds. It's spectacular. You think Etaix reached the peak of the scene with a bed-crash. Then there are bed-farmers, bed-traffic-jams, bed-side-roads, and more. It creates an alternate world in only a few minutes.
It's warm and funny and sharp. My kind of silly humour.
