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Am I the only one who thought it was little funny?

posted 19 years ago by ejremark
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I thought overall the movie was very beautiful and moving but some of the Schadenfruede aspects made some scenes seem comical.

For example, the scene where Huppert stuffs the glass into her student's pockets. I was laughing and saying "This is genius,"

I didn't think the movie was disturbing, maybe I'm jaded, however I was moved by the way Huppert's character is portrayed.

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[–] MisterWilliamTell 13 years ago

There are people that, when uncomfortable with something, star laughing. I am one of those people, no doubt - and yes I did laugh at some parts but mostly because of Huppert's genius performance and moments that were just too strange. Maybe many people that replied to this comment are of this kind.

[–] lilleblomst 13 years ago

I thought the whole feel of the movie was just sad.
How sad Erika is. How pathetic she is. How sad her life is.

I guess it's all about how you read the film personally.

[–] PoppyTransfusion 13 years ago

I can see that some of this was humorous but I don't feel it because I found Erika's situation and the events that befall very distressing. Her mother, perfectly played by Anne Giradot, was funny at points because she was so ridiculous but ridiculous in a ghastly way that I might laugh at to protect myself from the horror of her rapacious possession of her daughter.

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