Pingpong

Quand j’ai regardé ce film, j’étais assez fatigué, ce qui fait que j’avais du mal à me concentrer. Un drame en huis clos pour quatre acteurs, parachevé par un chien nommé d’après le génialissime compositeur Robert Schuman, la musique de ce dernier occupant un rôle prépondérant dans la famille de ses maîtres. Je m’attendais à une fin plus dramatique, voire tragique, que de simplement laisser les choses s’épuiser. Trois étoiles et demie. (04/07/2008)

An intimate psychological drama for four people plays a game between them on two levels. On one hand, it is the arrival of an unexpected and unwanted guest. The meeting reminds us of old family conflicts and animosity and this storyline addressing the problem of how to get rid of the incoming person as quickly as possible is almost a comedy. The second level of the story begins to unfold after the husband leaves on a business trip. The wife, who feels unused in the household, is going through a midlife crisis and carries bitterness from her abandoned career as a talented pianist and a pubescent young man, who is searching for an anchor point after his father's suicide and longing for love - well, that can be a dangerous combination... The film could have used some script polishing and trimming of a few scenes, but even so, it is an above-average film with quality dialogues and well-developed believable characters. Overall impression 70%. A cheap yet emotional film where everything essential takes place on the journey between the swimming pool, ping-pong table, piano, and a double bed. (14/08/2008)