This movie takes a long look into the goings-on at resorts situated in poor countries... it's the story of a woman who, many years earlier, befriended a young black child during a holiday with her husband, and ended up molesting him. The boy was just that at the time... an innocent, starving ... Read review
On the sun-drenched palm-fringed paradise island of Haiti at the end of the 1970s Brenda ... more
Ellen and Sue three North American women look for flirtation relaxation and respite from their mundane jobs and marriages. They find exactly what they are loo...
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On the sun-drenched island of Haiti at the end of the 1970s, tourists idle away their ... more
vacations in the palm-fringed paradise of the beach hotels. Brenda, Ellen and Sue, three North American women, converge on the island looking for flirtation, relaxati...
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: An attempt at romance... Disadvantages: that has totally missed the mark.
This movie takes a long look into the goings-on at resorts situated in poor countries... it's the story of a woman who, many years earlier, befriended a young black child during a holiday with her husband, and ended up molesting him. The boy was just that at the time... an innocent, starving child, with no money, no education and no future.
Many years later, the woman returns to the island seeking the young boy who has since become ... ...lonely white women staying at this posh island resort...
The white woman has never been able to forget the young black boy... a touch of guilt, but more because she wants more. The young man, on the other hand, pretty much ignores her until he catches her dancing with his little brother... obviously he's upset, no doubt remembering what the woman did to him when he'd been his brother's age... and at this point you expect the young ... more
This movie takes a long look into the goings-on at resorts situated in poor countries... it's the story of a woman who, many years earlier, befriended a young black child during a holiday with her husband, and ended up molesting him. The boy was just that at the time... an innocent, starving child, with no money, no education and no future.
Many years later, the woman returns to the island seeking the young boy who has since become a man. He has become a male prostitute for lonely white women staying at this posh island resort...
The white woman has never been able to forget the young black boy... a touch of guilt, but more because she wants more. The young man, on the other hand, pretty much ignores her until he catches her dancing with his little brother... obviously he's upset, no doubt remembering what the woman did to him when he'd been his brother's age... and at this point you expect the young man to tell her where to go... but money wins out, and he accepts to be kept by her at the resort for as long as she stays there.
The white woman falls in love, but the young man does not truly return her feelings... his life is a shambles, he owes money to people, politics are unstable, and his future is more than bleak...
This is a slow-paced movie spoken in French and English, and although it may seem empty and pointless... it isn't.
What IS touching, perhaps even heart-wrenching, are the undertones... the things left unsaid, and the consequences following one woman's selfish moment of desire and lust. This movie forces you to look inside the world of those less fortunate, and to acknowledge the fact that those more fortunate will almost always seek to take advantage.
This is a movie with a message... but the mediocre acting, dull and bland scenery, and lack of direction let this movie down.
Advantages: exploration of another culture Disadvantages: lack of good DVD extras
The Film
A synopsis of this film is difficult without giving too much away, so, taken from the DVD description: Laurent Cantet's feature film stars Charlotte Rampling (Ellen) and is set in 1970s Haiti. The film examines a time and place in which wealthy women from the east headed to the country in search of sexual fulfilment among its young male population.
From the opening scenes, this film will have you hooked, or at the very least intrigued. ... ...from the chaos of the bustling city to a quiet oasis of calm in a small town in Haiti, where rich tourists come to enjoy themselves, and far away from the harsh realities of the native people who live there. Eventually though, due to the nature of the relationship between these young men and the wealthy women who are entertained by them, these two worlds become embroiled. The first beach scene when Brenda (Louise Portal) arrives, gives the audience ...
teppanyaki 01.01.2008
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1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
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Dolby Digital 5.1
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Laurent Cantet's feature film stars Charlotte Rampling and is set in 1970s Haiti. The film examines a time and place in which wealthy women from the east headed to the country in search of sexual fulfillment among its young male population.
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