The various elements of writer-director-star Louis Garrel’s low-key comic crime caper don’t sound that original at first glance. The audience-friendly plot involves a troubled thirtysomething, Abel…
’s low-key comic crime caper don’t sound that original at first glance. The audience-friendly plot involves a troubled thirtysomething, Abel , lured by family connections into assisting with a heist in order to protect those he loves. In addition to this conscience-plagued hero, the cast of characters include Abel’s free-spirited mother , a reformed — or is he? — ex-con , a manic-pixie dream girl-esque female lead and various shady underworld sorts mostly restricted to hiding in the shadows.
That interest in acting according to convention versus gut instinct is established early on, with a scene that is framed as if it is actually taking place IRL, but turns out to be part of an acting lesson. To draw our attention to the idea of acting can be a risky move for filmmakers: It all but ensures that everybody watching starts paying a bit more attention than they normally might to the idea of performance.
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