directed by Zoé Wittlock
Today I have a quite strange production for you and I’m aware of the fact that some of you might just turn it off after about 30 minutes. Still, I hope that what I’ll write about this film will actually encourage you to finish it. The main character is this young woman Jeanne (Noémie Merlant), who works in an amusement park. She’s rather introvert and it’s difficult for her to have any decent relations with humans. However, she’s very much connected to all the carousels that are there in the amusement park. She even spends her free time building little carousels at home. Her mother and probably everyone around wish Jeanne to find some kind of a partner for herself, but the woman is not really interested in that. She feels rather uncomfortable flirting with men. One day, they install a new carousel in the amusement park, which immediately attracts Jeanne. So much she starts having very serious feelings for the machine. And it seems like the machine feels pretty much the same way… And here my job is done, the rest is for you to see. I’m sure you’re a bit confused, I know – I was too. A woman falling in love with a carousel? Give me a break. But in fact, it’s a very good production. First, the atmosphere is magical. They kept me curious for the whole 1,5h. Second, Noémie was hypnotising in this role – bravo! And the message… well, for me it’s a film about not being able to find love in our times. People nowadays focus on very different things. Relationships aren’t anything special, not many decide to fight for them. One night stands? Yes, please. Divorce? No problem. Everything has become so meaningless in relations between humans, don’t you think? Of course I’m exaggerating right now, but this is what I got from this film. Jeanne wants to feel safe, loved and needed, and that’s what this carousel gives her. It’s very abstract, but there’s a very good point there. So I hope you’ll actually watch it till the end.
My rating: 6/10
S.
I have nothing to watch 