Russian Dolls written and directed by Cedric
Klapisch
10 out of
10
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Russian Dolls is a phenomenal film
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The
two stars, Romain Duris and Kelly Reilly are formidable
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Xavier
Rousseau is the epitome of the happy, blissful individual
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At
least from where I see him
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In
the first part of this narrative, L’Auberge Espagnole, the public had a
wondrous time
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Xavier
shared an apartment with a group of men and women than have become friends
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After
fighting each other for some time and in different arrangements
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Wendy
aka the exceptional, seductive, charming, sexy Kelly Reilly, was one of the
friends in Barcelona
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She
is now one of the two heroes of this second act
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Xavier
has tried to enter various relationships but it has not worked
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He
is a bachelor now
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Martine
played by the delicate Audrey Tatou is still part of Xavier’s life, but they
are not lovers anymore
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Well,
there is one night when Martine has her son with his estranged father and she
wants to and spends the night with her former boyfriend.
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They
do not “baise” but it is still a difficult, awkward scene the next morning,
when the “copine” that Xavier is seeing arrives at the door just as…Martine is
leaving and there is a breakup
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As
a writer, Xavier faces an uphill struggle
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He
is selling scenarios for what look like Telenovelas or soap operas with silly
plots most of the time
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He
would like to concentrate on a book and more generally on serious writing, but
that does not pay…
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Well,
unless you call Dan Brown a serious author
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Which
he surely is…in financial terms
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At
one point, he has to chance to work with Wendy, in London
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As
he arrives, the splendid woman is just separating from her lover, who appears
rather brutish and uncouth.
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Xavier
and Wendy have a lot of fun working and at times partying together until the
magical moment…
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Which
is delayed in a perfect manner, with a teasing thrown in before that, when
Wendy caresses Xavier under his shirt, trying to figure out a continuation in
the script they are writing together
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Anyway,
the scene when they kiss and start a relationship arrives and it is mesmerizing
and so damn gorgeous.
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The
two actors are more than gifted, they also have what the late Steve Jobs was
supposed to have possessed:
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A
Reality Distortion Field
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But
there is a challenge and Days of Wine and Roses are not there to stay, for
Xavier is tempted
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He
gets to work as a ghost writer for a celebrity, who, if not in the same style
as Paris Hilton, still takes things too lightly
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Xavier
has an affair with the super model or Reality Show star or whatever this girl
was and he makes a more serious mistake
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The
friends all, or almost all, go to Russia where Wendy’s brother is getting
married to a Russian ballerina
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Xavier
and Wendy are not just a couple now, but very near Romeo and Juliet, with the
advantage that they are not fourteen years old
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This
should be Bliss
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Optimal
Experience, Flow
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But
Xavier gets a call from his celebrity who is bored in Moscow and therefore
wants to have fun with her writer
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And
he goes there, even after the emotional scene at the train station where Wendy
says that he is perfect…with all his shortcomings
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To
add insult to injury, the tabloid star takes her guy to a discotheque and meets
other celebrities…and she abandons poor Xavier.
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He
deserves it.
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Will
he get back together with his other half, the perfect woman, who has found
about his betrayal and sent him packing?
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Who
knows?
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