I lead an opera Meetup group and want to know whether this film is worth posting or is it commercial crap.
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Ah, all this discussion about a movie (or "film") we'll never get to see here in the US, not even in NYC. We are currently obsessed - abcessed - with the highest example of American "culture" and sophistication: "Hamilton", while at the same time facing the probability of a government run by fanatical morons. And no one can leave to move somewhere else because we're not wanted. The US is like a prison and we are not allowed to even see this movie. Satire has no place here. When they make one here that features Jaysus riding a dinosaur (as most Amurricans believe was true), it will be a tremendous hit. Did I mention we have a terrible educational 'system" here in this backwater swamp? But you must have figured that out already.
shareMarguerite played in art houses in my city; you could have found it if you had looked for it.
And keep politics out of this.
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Florence Foster Jenkins is good fun, but I found Marguerite to be the better movie, mainly because drama and dark comedy were better balanced. In FFJ, the approach was at times a bit too farcical for what's an ultimately sad story (people's reactions during musical performances are a bit over the top), and feels more like a fairy tale: even if they didn't change history with the ending, they still presented it in a bitter-sweet way (with Florence dying with a smile). The final scream in "Marguerite" was sure chilling.
Both Frot and Streep are great, but I found the supporting cast to be more memorable in "Marguerite". Michel Fau, as the singing teacher, is priceless. The brilliant David Haig, who plays the role in FFJ, has very little to do, unfortunately, and we just see him the way Florence's husband wants him to be in her presence. Fau's reaction scenes when he hears her singing for the first time are incredible. Also, I found André Marcon's grief-stricken performance as Marguerite's husband ultimately more involving than Hugh Grant's charming English gentleman turn, which was good, but arguably a better variation than previous performances.
Thank you. This is very much what I expected.
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