Favors melodramatic and quirky twists, never bothering to lay down substantive ballast.
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03/01/07
Le Grand Role (2005)
63 %
Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 12 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 5.9/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Synopsis: Director Steve Suissa delivers a bittersweet meditation on life with LE GRAND RÔLE. Set in Paris, Suissa's film follows the fortunes of struggling actor Maurice Kurtz (Stéphane Friess) whose Jewish origins just may be his ticket to a leading role in a Yiddish version of Shakespeare's THE... [More]
Genre: Television
Starring: Berenice Bojo, Stephane Freiss, Peter Coyote, Francois Berleand
Reviews
...a diverting little comedy/drama, with a good central performance from Freiss, but...nothing much more on display.
12/15/05
Director Steve Suissa balances the comedy and the tragedy of the material effectively
10/08/05
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10/01/05
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As in many of his films, Jaglom establishes a striking intimate rapport with his female subjects.
09/29/05
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09/26/05
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Bereft of real laughs while lacking the depth to make its emotional aspects more moving, the film never manages to assimilate its shifting tones and ultimately seems trivial.
06/03/05
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Their characters are compelling and completely realistic, the acting is first-rate, and many scenes in this black-and-white movie (which was shot in different countries, including Saudi Arabia) are breathtaking.
05/20/05
It's a weirdly winning illustration of love that O. Henry himself would have loved.
05/12/05
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Good acting means getting the details right, but the details are what's missing in this French tearjerker of a comedy.
05/06/05
Funny, romantic and poignant all at the same time, Le Grand Role is quite a star.
05/06/05
A good one that could please most specialized audiences, especially couples.
05/05/05
Director Steve Suissa spells out the acting metaphors for the cheap seats but leaves subtler points of intrigue unexplored.
05/03/05
Fails to summon a compelling parallel between Merchant's anti-Semitic baggage and the Jewish Maurice's own struggles as an actor.
04/26/05
Stephane Freiss's monologue from 'The Merchant of Venice' would make Al Pacino envious.
04/25/05
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