What's miraculous about Mélo is that the material never grows hysterical and feels blocked in or trapped by the stage.
Melo (1986)
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Reviews Counted:3
Fresh:2
Rotten:1
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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Known for stylistically adventurous films like LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD, French director Alain Resnais transitions to a self-consciously subdued form in MELO. Adapted from the 1929 play by Henri... Known for stylistically adventurous films like LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD, French director Alain Resnais transitions to a self-consciously subdued form in MELO. Adapted from the 1929 play by Henri Bernstein, the film follows the evolving love triangle between a violinist's wife and his best friend. "Melo" is short for melodrama, and the film offers an intriguing exercise in that tried-and-true form. [More]
Starring: André Dussollier, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Fanny Ardant
Starring: André Dussollier, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Fanny Ardant
Director: Alain Resnais
Director: Alain Resnais
Reviews for Melo
It dishes out dollops of pain from among the Brahms' sonatas, and melodramatics that were dated long ago.
s he grew older, Alain Resnais revealed the wistful sentimentalist behind the formalist pathfinder of Hiroshima Mon Amour and Muriel.
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