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I have seen this film 10 times now and have no interest stopping to see it regularly. This is in my opinion one of the best contemporary dramas. Yes, its a drama, not a comedy, there is humor spread throughout and the deconstruction of humor is one of the major themes, but the story itself is incredible tragic and so well grounded in reality by the amazing dialogue and performances, that it will get to you in one way or another. I'm saying all of this now that I have seen the film many times, and I remember that I thought the film was good and not more the first time. But with each time I rewatch it, I realize more and more what an thematically ambitious and masterfully written work of art this is. I recommend you to watch it atleast twice so you can pick up on all the details in the writing and the performances. And don't even go in this with the expectation this being a laugh riot, because its not.

A very subtle film with a very subtle performance by Isabelle Huppert. Its basically a coming of age tale about a woman in her sixties and its directed gracefully by Mia Hansen-Love. The cinematography of the film is warm and beautiful. I loved it.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

I really enjoyed this movie, even more than the first avengers, which had good dialogue, but really failed in the action sequences and the overall story. Age of Ultron is even better written, the main storyline is again not that spectacular, but this time the pacing felt right and I had some loud laughs. The action sequences are partly really spectacular (opening shot) and partly a little bit too shaky for my taste. In the end, this movie entertained me excellently over its entire runtime because of its writing and characters. 8/10