Chic
23/02/16 Filed in: Amazon Prime
Helen spotted this film on my Amazon Prime watch list, where I had added a number of French films without paying too much attention as to what they were about. As this one has a fashion theme, it appealed to her, and I didn't mind as I could listen to the French. As it happens the 'French' was tricky to put it mildly, much of it delivered at speed and hardly text book.
The story is whimsical, reflecting perhaps the fashion industry. Alicia Ricosi, played by Fanny Ardent, is a top fashion designer who's in the doldrums after a break up with her beau. Her assistant, Heléne, is given the job by the fashion house manager, Alan, of restoring Alicia's interest in her work by finding her a new man. This fails miserably, but by chance Alicia meets up with Heléne's Breton landscape gardner, who Heléne has in fact recently fired, and he proves to be the muse that Alicia has been looking for - two artistic types, if you get the drift.
The story is whimsical, reflecting perhaps the fashion industry. Alicia Ricosi, played by Fanny Ardent, is a top fashion designer who's in the doldrums after a break up with her beau. Her assistant, Heléne, is given the job by the fashion house manager, Alan, of restoring Alicia's interest in her work by finding her a new man. This fails miserably, but by chance Alicia meets up with Heléne's Breton landscape gardner, who Heléne has in fact recently fired, and he proves to be the muse that Alicia has been looking for - two artistic types, if you get the drift.
Relations between Heléne and the gardner, Julien, are understandably a bit cool. After all, she had sacked him without pay, so the task of wooing him back is all the more complicated. Heléne sets off to Brittany to find him but he cannot be enticed, until that is Heléne commits a dastardly deed that makes it very difficult for Julien not to take the considerable amount of money on offer.
This is, of course, a comedy, and as such it succeeds. Ice cool Heléne starts to warm to Julien, a clear case of opposites etc. etc.! Meanwhile Alicia gets her mojo back and everything in the garden is hunky dory - well almost. And there are quite a few laughs along the way.
Reviews were mixed and it certainly doesn't qualify as a great film, but it's perhaps something to chill out to.
This is, of course, a comedy, and as such it succeeds. Ice cool Heléne starts to warm to Julien, a clear case of opposites etc. etc.! Meanwhile Alicia gets her mojo back and everything in the garden is hunky dory - well almost. And there are quite a few laughs along the way.
Reviews were mixed and it certainly doesn't qualify as a great film, but it's perhaps something to chill out to.