Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever
Réalisation:
Justin ChadwickPhotographie:
Eigil BryldMusique:
Danny ElfmanActeurs·trices:
Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger, Tom Hollander, Matthew Morrison, Kevin McKidd, Douglas Hodge, Joanna Scanlan (plus)Résumés(1)
Amsterdam, 1637. Young Sophia is married to a wealthy merchant. Though she does not reciprocate her husband’s feelings, she is willing to fulfil the man’s dreams and bear his children. The proud merchant, Cornelius, commissions a portrait from a renowned painter, hoping to immortalise himself and his wife on canvas. What he does not see is the feeling that develops between Sophia and the young artist. Their love casts a shadow of suspicion on the pair, and keeping their affair secret bears an ever-increasing risk. The young lovers devise a deceptive plan that will help them start a new life. Their desires will ultimately bring about a thrilling and unexpected conclusion to the story. (Camerimage)
(plus)Critiques (4)
As much as I hate to, I have to give a nod to the disgruntled part of the audience. Tulip Fever really could have been another story in the style of Girl with a Pearl Earring. However, the non-existent interplay between Vikander and Waltz makes the whole experience rather unbelievable to the point of being unbearable. Or was it just a small mistake and Alicia will overcome this misstep and live up to the hopes placed in her over the last five years as the new ideal costume drama actress? We'll see.
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A nearly two-hour camera feast on Alicia Vikander, which at times fetishistically captures her figure in millimeter-by-millimeter detail, and that's the only truly "intense" thing this would-be sparkly, piping hot romance has to offer. Anyone expecting a juicy emotional melodrama will be disappointed. Apart from the decent performance of the female lead, there is nothing to make a fan of the genre, and dense Victorian stories, happy. It's all told in one single exterior location of a darkened, dirty harbour and three or four rooms. That is, a movie for a few bucks where I guess they were betting on a gripping plot around the main trio, which is, except for a few moments, dull and about nothing. In addition, DeHaan's casting is way off. It seems that no other major celebrity wanted to be in this project, and after watching it, it’s no wonder. Fiasco.
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Je suis peut-être bizarre, mais j'ai vraiment aimé cette « nouvelle du Décaméron néerlandaise ». Puis, en tant que spectateur masculin, je ne vais pas me plaindre du fait que tous les réalisateurs doivent immanquablement déshabiller Alicia Vikander, ni que celle-ci soit aussi consentante maintenant qu’elle est devenue une star internationale, qu’à ses débuts en Suède. La distribution est incroyable, avec un rôle secondaire occupé par Judi Dench et un minirôle de femme rusée et débauchée jouée par Cara Delevingne. En fin de compte, j’ai passé un bon moment. J’étais intrigué de savoir comment le film allait se terminer et j’ai été satisfait de la façon dont les scénaristes s'en sont tirés. Notons qu’en regardant le nom derrière le scénario, on sait que ça ne peut pas être mauvais.
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This is a romantic movie during which I thought that it didn't really matter if it was about tulips or not, because anything else would have worked just fine. The story of the lovers isn't bad, it doesn't have a bad development, but the unnecessary promotion of humor didn't sit well with me. In the end it's also strangely positive, which I didn't expect.
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