The Promised Life

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Audience Member Olivier Dahan's feature film debut is gorgeous to look at, but not all that interesting to watch. That being said, Huppert does manage to give a strong turn that almost makes this film good. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Isabelle Huppert never fails to entertain. She is sublime in everything including this film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member love this film! it was the first film that made me want to be a director! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member LA VIE PROMISE (THE PROMISED LIFE) 2-1/2 stars [aka 'Ghost River'/(2002)France/2004 USA release] - (1 hr. 34 min.) - IMDb rating: 6.2 (out of 10) [In French (subtitled)] Directed by Olivier Dahan Screenplay by Agnes Fustier-Dahan Character/Cast Sylvia - Isabelle Huppert Joshua - Pascal Greggory Laurence - Maud Forget Sandra - Fabienne Babe Piotr - Andre Marcon Blonde-ing of Huppert? Mini-Review: Premise of a hooker (and mother) seems worn thin, but the anti-role model 'Sylvia' is wonderfully portrayed by the effervescent Isabelle Huppert ("The Piano Teacher") who manages to sustain a three-dimensional character throughout. You might call this a downbeat French chickflick, but there are some choice moments to savor and some wonderfully evocative music too. Worth a rental if it ever comes that way in the USA, otherwise a MUST-SEE for the growing legion of Huppert fans. Is there any role that woman can't play to perfection? I wonder. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Artsy fartsy tripe. At the end of the film, I knew little more about the characters than at the beginning and cared about them even less. Very disapointing for an Isabelle Huppert film. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Just your regular run of the mill story about a dysfunctional family on the road. Man is stabbed by accident, past grievances get reconciled, faith in humanity is restored through a unlikely show of kindness, the audience is encouraged to cry by saturating the screen with heavy doses of mother's longing for her child, but in the end a heartwarming, yet tentative mutual love is expressed between child and mother. I suppose this movie was made so Madame Huppert can do a role that is not so bourgeous for a change. The music was bad and too copiously used. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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