a movie like a musical

Arne 2022-03-24 09:03:38

"Beautiful Pictures" tells the story of eight women surrounding a man in trouble. Before Christmas Eve, when Machel "died", the eight women began to suspect each other, and missed something they didn't know.
The feature of this movie is that it feels like a movie adapted from a musical. The living room at home is like a stage. In such a closed space, each person tells their own stories and secrets, and suspects each other, forming important element in the development of the storyline. Everyone in it sang songs that belonged to their character images and dialogue expressions, as if they were watching a musical. From the beginning to the end of the film, I have not seen the appearance of Machel in front, but it is just a shadow in everyone's heart.
The lens is simple, there are not too many changes and tricks, and the production cost is very economical, and there are no too gorgeous and wonderful changes in the scenery and characters, which are relatively simple content.
This movie is not very attractive, but I still insist on watching it.

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Extended Reading
  • Nannie 2022-03-19 09:01:10

    A wealthy family is busy preparing for Christmas. Everyone's secrets are exposed one by one. The subversion of ethics and morality, and their greedy and selfish nature make this Christmas eve especially chaotic.

  • Polly 2022-03-15 09:01:10

    Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert are still charming, and they can stage a bold Les kiss...

8 Women quotes

  • [first lines]

    [in French, using English subtitles]

    Suzon: I'm going in, Mom.

  • Gaby: [6 of the women reenter the house after their investigation outside to find Gaby and Pierrette engaged in what appears to an act of woman-to-woman love] . Wait, it's not what you think.

    Augustine: We don't need to think, we can see.