In an exclusive preview, Nice Premium delves into a love story and an almost detective-like investigation, “crafted” by Nicole Garcia, where Jean Dujardin and Marie-Josée Croze headline a film named “A View of Love” (French: “Un balcon sur la mer”).
Wednesday, December 15, “A View of Love” will showcase its panoramic view: Aix en Provence, Montpellier, Le Lavandou, Nice, and also Oran… “a city with a balcony over the sea, a city overlooking the Mediterranean”, as described by Nicole Garcia. Jacques Fieschi, the film’s co-writer, admits that the opening scenes puzzle the viewer: “You don’t know where you are. You recognize European architecture with signs that seem to hint at an elsewhere that is outdated, aged, almost tarnished. It’s deserted. There’s no one in the streets. You don’t know who lives there. We are in timelessness. A sort of suspense of memory“.
Is it not “memory” itself that holds the leading role? We don’t always recall the same events… Such is the key to this “labyrinthine film that follows the turmoil of a man attempting to understand who he is, continually clashing against appearances”, says actor Jean Dujardin.
In “A View of Love”, Jean Dujardin plays the role of Marc, a married father who leads a comfortable life as a real estate agent. During a random sale, he encounters a woman with an enchanting charm whose face seems familiar. He believes he recognizes Cathy, the love of his 12-year-old self in a violent Algeria at the end of the war of independence. After a night of love, the young woman disappears. Over the following days, doubt creeps in: who really is the woman who claims to be Cathy? An investigation begins.
“The film functions as an investigation into memory and the traps it harbors. Both he and she experienced their childhood in the same place, at the same time, but their memories occupy different spaces. The film’s title tells it. “A View of Love” is synonymous with “There”, the place of memory, that of childhood forever lost“, presents Nicole Garcia.
In Nicole Garcia’s sixth film, we find the sobriety of Jean Dujardin: loving, investigative, nostalgic, moving to the last frame of the film. Alongside Jean Dujardin, Marie-Josée Croze subtly portrays the “mystery” woman. Both dark and luminous, she invents her character through the work of imagination. This dark and luminous ambiance is echoed in the film, offering a view from the balcony filled with mysteries and poetry.
https://www.cinemasgaumontpathe.com/films/un-balcon-sur-la-mer/
