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Bon Voyage Reviews
I couldnt understand the language so i couldnt watch movie people make english speaking movies
Excellent film , good story, great cast. an old school film, with a lot of charm.
"Bon Voyage" is a delectable French period piece that aims towards good old-fashioned entertainment (literally, considering its WWII setting), but doesn't always work when trying to simply be light and enjoyable. Is it a comedy? A drama? An epic? A romance? It combines them all, but not with too much clarity. Yet, it isn't too much of a problem: with a too-good-to-be-true ensemble and plenty of visual appeal, there's plenty of fun to be had. Taking place in 1940 France, the film follows Viviane (Isabelle Adjani), a über-famous actress that gets herself into a tizzy by "accidentally" killing a man (Nicolas Vaude) that she asked to escort her home after the premiere of her new movie. She calls over her on/off again boyfriend, Frédéric (Grégori Derangère), in hopes that he'll help her dispose of the body. But when he transports the corpse by car to a nearby lake, he gets in a car wreck, which reveals Viviane's victim; Frédéric immediately is sent to prison. After all though, the film does take place in 1940. So, lucky for poor Frédéric, an air raid calls for him and his fellow inmates to be evacuated to a different location. He and the man he is handcuffed to (Yvan Attal) make good use of the commotion and end up escaping. When Frédéric attempts to meet up with Viviane again, however, it seems as though a different man (Gérard Depardieu), in fact, a government official, has stolen her love. Put simply, "Bon Voyage" is a tad too long, and has a bit too much going on -- after all, is the side-plot, which involves the transport of potentially disastrous weapons and some spy fare with the Germans completely necessary? It's hard to say, but there's much too many scrumptious qualities about "Bon Voyage" to simply write it off. It takes the setting of 1940 and locks onto it -- the costumes are impeccable, glamorous but not flashy; the sets are authentic and beautifully designed; even the soundtrack feels as though it could easily belong in any vintage film. Jean-Paul Rappeneau is a filmmaker that clearly relishes the opportunity to pay homage to the lushly melodramatic black-and-white movies that entertained audiences during wartime, and every bit of flash is wisely displayed. Yet it's the cast that truly makes "Bon Voyage" memorable. It's a lovely showcase for Adjani, who rivals the beauty of Ava Gardner or Rita Hayworth; in the film, she gets to play the glamorous, femme fatale temptresses that the latter actresses so famously embodied during their heyday. Viviane is a humorous character, however, because it's easy to see that she is somewhat of a parody of the slinky women she resembles. The rest of the cast, memorably including the rugged Depardieu in a tough-guy role and the gigi-esque Virginie Ledoyen, are excellent as well. In a film like this, an ensemble is extremely important: when the movie itself has a complex plot and has such an obviously big budget, the cast is the icing on the cake and one of the biggest reasons to watch the film in the first place. They don't disappoint whatsoever. "Bon Voyage" is a gorgeously done film, and even with a few minor flaws, it's still very easy to enjoy. Rappeneau has done a wonderful job.
A fast pace romantic film, filled with war time intrigue and suspense. With an awe inspiring cast of superstar European actors, including Isabelle Adjani,
well crafted and charming period piece centres around a group of parisians right b4 german invasion in 1940 was hoping 4 chemistry between adjani & depardieu like say hepburn/tracey and though his character makes and entrance like mrs charles in 'the thin man' pic not much materializes
I've often facetiously described dark dramas as "a light, frothy sexual French farce," but this movie actually is a frothy French farce! Adjani is wonderful in her role as a screen siren, as are the supporting characters. Using the backdrop of the Nazi invasion of France, the film is a madcap comedy following more twists and turns than imaginable. This movie is required viewing for any unabashed francophile with a penchant for period comedies.
Another intersting film to watch , Isabelle Adjani proves that she`s a Brillant actor , i really hated it much , plus she made laugh . all the casting actually was gr8 , Depardieu , Coyote , Ledoyen & Yven Attal was extra brilliant
A nice film and some funny parts. I think I may have missed some of the humor due to the subtitles.
Entertaining and beautifully executed story. The ensemble cast is amazing.
Great movie, lots of twists and turns. Excellent acting. A spoilt movie star in Paris uses her charm, good looks and crying fits to get what & who she wants. So many different characters who all bring this movie together. Set in wartime France just at the invasion from Germany, well worth a look.
"<i>Not even Hitler wants war.</i>" There's an almost classical grace to Jean-Paul Rappeneau's wartime comedy <i>Bon Voyage</i>, the Cesar-winning effort starring two of the greatest French Film stars of the last 30 years, Isabelle Adjani and Gerard Depardieu. And, as far as classical grace goes when making a comedy, it delivers... although its pleasures, to be honest, are reminiscent less of a bubbly champagne and more of a refined, unadorned table wine. <a href="http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w25/EarthlyAlien/?action=view¤t=bonvoyage.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w25/EarthlyAlien/bonvoyage.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Distinctively European in rhythm and almost quaint in its period detailing, the film never manages more than a few chuckles - and yet, there's a gentle elegance pervading every frame that is consistently engaging, even when the storyline occasionally loses its firm footing. Perhaps it is because <i>Bon Voyage</i> is a paean to the glamorized war films of the 1940s, or perhaps because it reminds its audiences of star sirens and Hollywood's Golden Age. Whatever the case, Rappeneau has created an immensely pleasant comic diversion that has the rare effect of getting better in one's memory. I've seen it twice so far, and I already can't wait to watch it again. All of the elements, of course, are meant exactly for this manipulation. Gabriel Yared, the exemplary Oscar-winning composer of <i>The English Patien</i>, <i>The Talented Mr. Ripley</i>, contributes his most lush, romantic score yet to <i>Bon Voyage</i>, playing upon historical Hollywood formulas which extravagantly embellish each moment. Thierry Arbogast, the noted cinematographer who lensed most of Luc Besson's films, clearly shared Yared's passion for 1940s cinematic melodrama; whether having lovers run in the rain, meet on a beach, or run from hired thugs through the forests, every scene could have been easily mistaken for a romantic thriller made sixty years ago. "<i>Casablanca</i> in colour" would be a nice way to sell it. Perhaps the most unique element, then, to <i>Bon Voyage</i> is that many of the performances (but not all) feel quite contemporary. Is this Rappeneau's choice, or simply an oversight? It makes no matter, even when Adjani, as the aging screen starlet Viviane Denvers, seems to be channeling early Norma Shearer while her co-star Grégori Derangère, makes his writer-slash-romantic-doormat Frédéric Auger seem like a new-generation, Nora Ephron-inspired sensitive hero. In Hollywood equivalence, <i>Bon Voyage</i> would star Greta Garbo and Tom Hanks. Although there is a jarring disconnect in the performance styles, the film itself never waivers from its period roots. As World War II looms and German forces threaten to occupy France, Viviane and Frédéric are fleeing Paris to Bordeaux, where the French government is convening in exile. Viviane finds security in the arms of Beaufort (Depardieu), a French minister who is trying to save his country while drooling all over the actress, and Alex Winckler (Peter Coyote), a German spy posing as a journalist. Meanwhile, the disconsolate Frédéric begins to fall for Camille (the lovely Virginie Ledoyen), an impassioned student who is trying to get her professor's politically important science experiments out of the country. <i>Bon Voyage</i> is not as maniacally joyful as this circuitous plot may sound; indeed, where it perhaps should be zany, it is merely convoluted. The singular shining light of the ensemble, as she's been her entire life, is Isabelle Adjani, who leaves nothing to chance in her outsized portrayal of Viviane. Unable to stop acting on screen or off, Viviane is a compendium of self-contained manipulations. To get what she wants, she will either conform or confound the stereotypes of femininity to achieve her immediate goals; however, long-term goals (or thought) evades her in almost every instance, creating some delightful comic moments. Here's a woman who runs through three men in the course of ten minutes... to find a better hotel room. As for Depardieu, he brings a balance of charm and intimidation to a character that could have been a disaster in the hands of a less accomplished actor. Ledoyen and Derangère both exude passion and verve, and Coyote proves to be significantly more versatile than previous roles might suggest. Posh, stylish, and with very little going on in its head, <i>Bon Voyage</i> is neither as dizzying nor as little entertaining as it could be. The nature and style of Rappeneau's classicism should, in theory, be at odds with its languid pace and divergent genre-hopping (romantic comedy becomes noir mystery becomes political drama), but it somehow works in his favour. It's a tribute to Rappeneau's talent and understanding of the medium - as well as his remarkable team - that the film remains such a fun, charming, and compulsively watchable affair.
I thought it was funny and contained a dreamy cast. If you don't have anything else to do then I'd suggest you picked this up.
More Americans should watch french movies
I have to try and separate my interest in French from the film itself for an objective review, but it was overall an interesting film. Makes me want to go study some more WWII history.
Ooooh, definitely my favourite rent! There's war and romance and comedy and the fact that it's entirely in French all the more for you to go watch it! Original and such a joy to watch. And as it reached its climax it really got me to the edge of my seat. My heart was like pounding lah. Plus Monsieur Auger... ooh la la. Tres jolie. J'adore Paris! Haha.
Excellent film traintant de la deuxieme guerre avec un casting de feu. J'aime bien la course poursuite sur la route Bordeaux-Soulac en pays natal.