Rotterdam@BAM: La Vie au Ranch; Director: Sophie Letourneur

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This week, BAM is partnering with the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam to present to American audiences the winners of IFFR’S Tiger competition (given to first- or second-time filmmakers). The screenings for the public are going on this week (see schedule in link above), and this is a great opportunity to get a look at films that have little to no chance of getting distributed in the States.

Here is my review of La Vie au Ranch, a first feature from French director Sophie Letourneur. I loved this movie, slight as it is. It was totally successful in what it tried to do, it didn’t try to do too much, it kept on point, and it was engaging and personal. I’d be interested to hear other reviews of it. I wondered if others would be as forgiving as I was, especially because it shows a group of crazy irresponsible young girls who are NOT judged and held in contempt (unlike so many American films which basically can’t stop themselves from SNEERING at sexy young crazy girls. That goes for many critics too who can’t stop themselves from SNEERING about movies that are ABOUT women – they hold the very topic in contempt. It’s heartbreaking). This movie was refreshing. It felt real. Those girls felt real.

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