Comme Une Image

Cannes Film Festival: "This is the story of Lolita Cassard, a young woman of twenty years who has it in for the entire world because she doesn't look like the girls in glossy magazines, who doesn't look a thing like her young mother-in-law, and who would so much like to feel beautiful, at least in her father's eyes, if only her father's eyes could find her."

Comme une Image/Look at Me is a lovely little film which diverts and draws you into its world in a very easy way. It won the 2004 screenplay award and you understand why. It's a delight and you attach yourself to the characters and how they develop through out the film. The singing you hear is very moving and the film turns about the significance of one of the songs. It is not a musical. Marylou Berry is the young girl with no self esteem but a wonderful voice. Agnes Jaoui directed and acted in it and has produced a film which gets into your heart. Jean-Pierre Bacri is wonderful as the father but every actor has carefully deveolped his or her role so that the film becomes so real and so engaging. This young girl could be any young girl trying to find herself and accept her wonderful talent. It's a quiet film. No riotous assembly here but so charming.