Messidor (1979)
Messidor (1979)
WEBRip 1080p | MKV | 1796x1080 | x264 @ 3955 Kbps | 123 min | 3,55 Gb
Audio: French AAC 2.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subtitles: English, German
Genre: Advemture, Drama
WEBRip 1080p | MKV | 1796x1080 | x264 @ 3955 Kbps | 123 min | 3,55 Gb
Audio: French AAC 2.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subtitles: English, German
Genre: Advemture, Drama
Director: Alain Tanner
Stars: Clémentine Amouroux, Catherine Rétoré, Franziskus Abgottspon
Two Swiss girls around twenty, one a history student and the other a store clerk, meet while hitch-hiking. Out of a whim and with nothing better to do, they decide to go on hitch-hiking together around Switzerland as long as they feel like it. After a couple of days, their money is spent in restaurants and cheap hotels, so they continue their tour by sleeping in cattle sheds and asking for money and accommodation from people. An unexpected discovery, a gun found in a car's glove compartment, gradually turns their methods somewhat more dramatic.
Messidor is not only the original Thelma and Louise, in my opinion, it is far more realistic and believable in its plotting and action. I thoroughly enjoyed the film from start to finish and would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Thelma and Louise. However, the film also shows more of the realistic but negative side of the life of fugitives… though the cinematography of Messidor is fantastic, with panoramic views of the Swiss countryside, some of the longer visual sequences may seem extraneous to those who might be anticipating non-stop action. Yet the game of adventure that the girls play lacks the aftertaste of Hollywood artifice, seeming truly spontaneous, natural, and creating a more lasting impact with the resulting consequences. Moreover, the film's dialogue and characterization are strong. Having seen Messidor, I can now understand why this film is considered a classic.
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Messidor (1979)
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