Lover for a Day

Fidelity is an interesting topic to explore. For some it is the most important thing in a relation while others tend to think of it as just some other part of relation, not important. For some fidelity is with physical contact, memories, stories and everything in between while for others it doesnt count for anything. Every film has a point for their movie, which they want to convey, whether you like that point or not, doesnt matter. If it is clearly portrayed then the director justifies making a point, while sometimes the film just tries to present what is going on with the people. And this fidelity is somewhat that is increasing in number, maybe due to chances people get, or maybe they are open to talk about it. Whatever the case, it is an important part of a well standing relation. Also this film deals with the post breakup situation of a girl (who was in love, not just regular breakup). The way she deals with the post breakup situation, and how sometimes we are inches away from destroying our lives. Not caring. Just impulses. If not for the people close to us, saving us. Many other things discussed in this film, impulses, one night stands, secrets, journey of relations, and kindness. Even though it had good black and white ambiance I wont be suggesting it to others.

An exploration of love and fidelity tied with a gloomy but humorous feeling.

One of those tiny, discreet, very French films, where if someone works it is because he is a professor of philosophy, and the faculty is one of those places where personalities develop, you learn a lot, but you never see no student studying. This late product of the nouvelle vague is like watching an Eric Rohmer moral tale shot by a Jean Eustache who had decided to do more traditional movies. The story could be called "The daughter and the *", it is even shot in black and white and basically in Parisian apartments and cafes. A father lives with his new love, one of his students, and with his daughter who returns home after an unfortunate relationship. It is not easy to know what the moral is, but everything seems to revolve around fidelity. In the end, the characters are more conventional than they want to appear at the beginning of the film, and the relationships that work are shown to be the more traditional. Or not, because in the end you cannot be sure that once the film is finished, in a few weeks the tables won't be turned, after all you do not get to know the characters very much. Anyway it sounds quite real most of the time. It's interesting, a nice picture, with a good casting, with a somewhat jumpy rythm. But the lasting impression is that it lacks scope and ambition.

About love and sex affairs, and also other intimate relations, all of them mostly dysfunctional (but realistic). In beautiful black and white cinematography.