The FiFi Report 151

The Story of My Life ….Directed by First time feature director Laurent Tirard
Genre: French Rom Com
Who: Edouard Baer, Marie-Josee Croze, Clovis Cornillac.
The Plot: Paris 2004. Raphael is a cheeky Frenchman. He has a lot of hair, two day designer stubble and a trench coat. He ghostwrites autobiographies for French celebrities. Meets pragmatic zany Muriel who is very annoying smarty pants. Starts to write a book for soccer superstar Kevin. Yes, his name is Kevin. He is common and vulgar. Kevin is dating Claire. She is Raphael’s ex college fantasy. Raphael wants to dump Muriel, run off with Clair. (Wish he would she is a bore). Funny things happen. More funny things happen. Romantic things happen. Car crashes happen. Romantic things happen again. The end.
Acting: Excellent.
Photography: not noticeable. This can be a good thing.
Design: I see fabulous French apartment with wooden parquetry floors and French doors. I see opulent Louis IX hotels. I see classic little French bistros. Chic.
Wardrobe: He wears what every man Frenchman wears: a trench coat; V neck sweaters, jeans and a suit jacket and cuffed shirts. He always looks chic. His girlfriend’s wardrobe is just not worth reporting on. Dommage.
Salon de Beaute: His hair is seriously coiffed and bouffant. He has the obligatory French two day growth. The girlfriend’s makeup is bad; I see lip liner.
Waterproof Mascara: Lashings of waterproof mascara; this is really funny.
Bloodnguts: This is a superior Rom Com. There is never blood or guts in a Rom Com.Mind drifted to shopping: Seeing the shops of Paris.
Smokin’ smooches: Smooches but no smoke or fire.
Car chases: Car crashes rather than chases. Much more appealing.
Rename It: About A Boy.
Best Review: “ Occasionally funny, occasionally sweet, occasionally French, occasionally dramatic, it’s entertaining in the way that a morning croissant is when it arrives on your café table” Yum. TheCIA.com.au.
Best Worst Review: “This French rom-com integrates the worst of Woody Allen worship with the worst of pre-fame artist’s angst: a tactic typical of the callow and the imprecise” FilmFreakCentral
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