Vénus et Fleur

I should start by saying that the plot summary here, doesn't really capture the Venus character very well in my view. However, I'll leave this and her to your own interpretations.

The films dialogue is perhaps slightly weak in a few places. Though I can't even be entirely sure about that as I watched an English subtitled version, and I really don't know how great those subs were translated. Perhaps people who can understand the film in French, may enjoy this even more. Hard for me to honestly say.

Some of the acting here is not all that great. Isabelle Pirès who plays Fleur however, is very strong in her subtle role. Apparently this is the only film she's ever done. The actress who plays Vénus is effective enough. I found her a little irritating at times, but I think that aspect actually suited her character, and perhaps was even done with purpose. Whatever the case, in full-scope it works well.

Overall I found the film to be a breath of fresh air. There's no violence in the film whatsoever. Yet the story didn't have much problem holding my interest. The film as a whole feels a lot more real than your average Hollywood picture. It's also far more beautiful than almost any Hollywood film made in the last 25 years. Vénus et Fleur has both a simple, and a more complex beauty to it I would say. While it may be somewhat weakly written in some areas, as I said, I can't even be sure of that. What I can say for certain is that it definitely does have some very well written parts/aspects to it.

Overall the film works wonderfully. The characters mostly feel very modern, while at the same time, there's a very natural and traditional aspect to Fleur that helps ground the film.

In my view, this is an impressive and beautiful work.

8/10.