A welcomed “diversion” to my viewing slate, Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator wasn’t the first picture that came to mind when watching Dany Boon’s miming about in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “anti-war” themed pic. I wasn’t thinking of anti-war pics, and it was upon further reflection that I thought about the whole non-violence combating violence discourse of the film, but it was the collection of pics from the late 70’s/early 80’s films that I grew up on that I had in mind. In my estimation, Jeunet’s Micmacs delivers that tingling feeling sensation that we find in spades in Amelie, the pic is a technically fun film to watch, and is inoffensive, quirky and highly imaginative – I’m hoping that Sony Pictures Classics have a great run with the picture. Full reviewing coming soon.
TIFF 2009 Day 7: Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs
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