Petite maman

I remember Portrait of a Lady on Fire as tarted-up award bait that I gave three stars for the "craftsmanship" and never intended to return to, so I approached this one without any major expectations. But bugger me! I’m a moron. A beautiful, small and human film that doesn't want to be groundbreaking or engage with the big issues "that are burning us today", but evokes the purest of emotions in a simple fantasy romp. For some people, it won’t be anything special, but I got a thrill where I didn’t expect. (23/08/2021)

An elegant and beautiful, but in some ways too much of a chic drama, and it’s hypnotic enough and lacks a more electrifying connection between reality and dream. It comes across as a cute vision without any real depth or profundity. In fact, it passed me by in a roundabout way, which I see as a disappointment from the author of Portrait of a Lady on Fire, although the film itself is certainly no disappointment. (03/03/2021)

Une réalisation très intime, minimaliste et solide sur le plan de la réalisation dont le scénario n'a cependant pu dépasser le statut d'histoire peu élaborée sur la question de l'établissement de relations intergénérationnelles entre parents et grands-parents, avec un manque de profondeur et de connexion émotionnelle plus forte. Une expérience charmante à la frontière indéfinie entre réalité, rêve et imagination, un concept porteur qui mériterait un traitement plus complexe et développé. (21/08/2021)