The dignity of man is sensibility of passions.

Au coeur du mensonge (1999) directed by Claude Chabrol

For Claude Chabrol,a cinéaste who has made over 50 films,this film must be like one of his loving children.However,his admirers might view it in a different light as it might appear as a minor work for them but many serious viewers would nevertheless feel that there are some nice things to observe in this film.Au coeur du mensonge is a film about people who are grappling with truths and lies in their lives.This film is more of a character study even though it is true that there are two crimes depicted in the film.These vile acts are merely a pretext for small town people to talk of pretentiousness and infidelity.Au coeur du mensonge is also a story about two artists;one of them is a fake and other one is not so sure of his inherent abilities.There is also a woman in their midst who is torn between these two men.The message of this film is simple:To understand a lie,one has to go to its heart.When we watch Sandrine Bonnaire and Jacques Gamblin, we realize that the truth is not so complicated as it is always visible on surface level.

Ordinary film tries to act smart but fails miserably !!!

Le Temps qui reste, (2005) directed by François Ozon.

Watching films is an expensive activity at least in a city like Paris. So I was a bit lucky when I saw this film after buying a reduced price ticket at MK2 Bibliothèque by getting a student discount price.However I was utterly disappointed. First of all it suffers from a very bad casting error. Jeanne Moreau looks like a lost old woman who is not doing any justice to her grand mother's role. The same thing can be said about the lead actor.He cannot live peacefully neither with his family members nor with his male lovers. One more
trouble with "Le Temps qui reste" is that the central theme of "a person having few hours to live" has become so outdated that most of the filmmakers are just putting any cock and bull story thereby hoodwinking the innocent viewers.
Valerie Bruni Tedeschi looks fine but her voice seems a bit deformed. Avoid this film at all costs because you must watch a good film for your time which rests with you. A good film on this theme is "Le Feu Follet"(Will o'the Wisp) by late
French master Louis Malle.