Most of the people in the theatre when I went to see Le Bel Age were elderly French women. I figured they probably had a crush on Michel Piccoli when he was a young actor and they still followed every movie he acted in. Or maybe it’s just because it was the afternoon session and they had to be back home and in bed by 8pm.

Le Bel Age follows the rather lonely lives of a grand father and grand daughter who live together but almost never speak. The girl had gone to live with her grand father after the death of her mother. I’m not sure why they didn’t get along. Something about him not always being there for her. There is always something in these movies that I don’t get :(

I didn’t have high expectations for this movie but in the end, I quite liked it. It’s a sweet story, I think. I really like Pauline Etienne, the main actress. I saw her last month in Qu’un Seul Tienne et Les Autres Suivront, a depressing yet interesting movie about the shitty lives of some very poor Frenchies. I look forward to seeing her in more movies in the future.

Movie #: 4