The Witnesses
Once again, Andre Techine has created a most interesting film. The Witnesses is about the intertwining lives of Adrien (Michel Blanc), Sarah ( Emmanuelle Beart), Medhi (Sami Bouajila), (Manu) John Liberau and Julie (Julie Deparadieu). Yes, it is a very good cast.
The time is 1984 and the AIDS epidemic is fairly new. Not much is known abut the virus. The film is mainly a character study. All of the are good and best of all are Blanc and Bouajila. Adrien is a doctor who happens to be gay. He is middle aged and quite lonely. He is very attracted to the much younger Manu but Manu wants to keep the relationship platonic. Julie is Manu's opera singing sister. Hers is the least developed character and I wish we knew more about what made her tick. Sarah and Medhi are a married couple. She is a writer of children's books (although she doesn't seem to love her newborn son). He is a guard (cop). They have an open relationship and sometimes have affairs with people of the same sex. But for Medhi his current affair seems to go beyond sex.
This is a very good film and I highly recommend that you rent it on DVD.
The time is 1984 and the AIDS epidemic is fairly new. Not much is known abut the virus. The film is mainly a character study. All of the are good and best of all are Blanc and Bouajila. Adrien is a doctor who happens to be gay. He is middle aged and quite lonely. He is very attracted to the much younger Manu but Manu wants to keep the relationship platonic. Julie is Manu's opera singing sister. Hers is the least developed character and I wish we knew more about what made her tick. Sarah and Medhi are a married couple. She is a writer of children's books (although she doesn't seem to love her newborn son). He is a guard (cop). They have an open relationship and sometimes have affairs with people of the same sex. But for Medhi his current affair seems to go beyond sex.
This is a very good film and I highly recommend that you rent it on DVD.
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