The comparison is perhaps unfair, but inevitable. Those attracted to the intimacy and depth of Umbrellas will be slightly horrified to discover a cut-and-paste musical in the American style - awkward, stilted dialogue with inexplicable song-and-dance numbers. Gene Kelly's French accent was apparently so poor, that a dreadful job of dubbing was substituted (as you'll remember, the dubbing was almost perfectly pulled off in Umbrellas). The translation of the French (for subtitled versions), as well, leaves something to be desired, although this can't be attributed to Demy. The film also has several self-aware moments that come off a wee disconcerting, such as references in songs to LeGrand himself. And the costumes - well, the tight pants/white boots combination, and the freakishly unnatural colors, reminds one of an Austin Powers film . . .

But Demy does reward the viewer with allusions to Umbrellas; note, for instance, the suitcase carried by Maxence in his departure from Rochefort - this is the same suitcase carried by Guy in his departure from Cherbourg. Also, note the "Convenient Brunette of Resolution" - Madeleine in Umbrellas, and Josette in Young Girls.

Generally speaking, those expecting the natural feel of Umbrellas (save the floating bicycle scene), or looking for similar deeper questions and ambiguous endings as in Umbrella's script, should probably pass this one b y. Those looking for a French version of a thin '60s American musical will be quite happy.
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Jämförelsen är kanske orättvis, men oundviklig. De som dras till intimiteten och djupet av Umbrellas kommer att bli något förskräckta att upptäcka en cut-and-paste musikal i amerikansk stil - tafatt, styltad dialog med oförklarliga sång-och-dansnummer. Gene Kellys franska accent var tydligen så dålig, att ett fruktansvärt jobb med dubbning ersattes (som du minns var dubbningen nästan perfekt avgjord i Umbrellas). Översättningen av den franska (för textade versioner), också, lämnar något att önska, även om detta inte kan tillskrivas Demy. Filmen har också flera självmedvetna ögonblick som lossnar en liten förvirring, till exempel referenser i låtar till LeGrand själv. Och kostymerna - ja, de tajta byxorna/vita stövlarna kombination, och de freakishly onaturliga färgerna, påminner en om en Austin Powers film. . . Men Demy belönar betraktaren med anspelningar på Paraplyer; notera till exempel resväskan som Maxence bar i sin avresa från Rochefort - detta är samma resväska som Guy bar i sin avresa från Cherbourg. Lägg också märke till "Behaglig Brunette of Resolution" - Madeleine i Paraplyer, och Josette i Unga Flickor. Generellt sett, de som förväntar sig den naturliga känslan av Umbrellas (rädda den flytande cykelscenen), eller letar efter liknande djupare frågor och tvetydiga slut som i Umbrellas manus, bör förmodligen passera denna en b y. De som letar efter en fransk version av en tunn 60-tals amerikansk musikal blir ganska glada. Skulle ni säga att denna recension är positiv eller negativ? ALTERNATIV: - negativ - positiv
The comparison may be unfair, but inevitable. Those drawn to the intimacy and depth of Umbrellas will be somewhat horrified to discover a cut-and-paste musical in American style - awkward, stilted dialogue with unexplained vocal-and-dance numbers. Gene Kelly's French accent was apparently so bad, that a terrible job of dubbing was replaced (as you remember, the dubbing was almost perfectly settled in Umbrellas). The translation of the French (for subtitled versions), also, leaves something to be desired, although this cannot be attributed to Demy. The film also has several self-conscious moments that loosen a little confusion, such as references in songs to LeGrand himself. And the costumes - well, the tight pants/white boots combination, and the freakishly unnatural colors, remind you of an Austin Powers movie. . . . . . . But Demy rewards the viewer with allusions to Umbrellas; note, for example, the suitcase that Maxence carried in his departure from Rochefort - this is the same suitcase that Guy carried in his departure from Cherbourg. Also note "pleasant Brunette of Resolution" - Madeleine in Umbrellas, and Josette in Young Girls. Generally speaking, those who expect the natural feeling of Umbrellas (save the floating cycle scene), or are looking for similar deeper issues and ambiguous endings as in Umbrella's script, should probably pass this a b y. Those looking for a French version of a thin 60s American musical will be quite happy. Would you say that this review is positive or negative? ALTERNATIVE: - negative - positive
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