The benefits of thalassotherapy
After his social trilogy (The law of the market, At war, Another world) and Covid, director Stéphane Brizé met in Bordeaux for the presentation of Out of seasonhe said he had “he wanted sweetness. And the need to catch your breath, to recover from your state of tiredness, confusion and suffocation”. Mathieu (Guillaume Canet), in the same state, meets a sports teacher in a thalassotherapy center who reminds him that if you don’t breathe, you suffocate.
Because its hero is a very famous actor who, after having miserably beaten his companions before a theater premiere, seems to no longer know how to breathe. The director has a lot of fun the destruction in this role Guillaume Canetwho did not hide the fact that he himself had experienced a form of burn-out.
Out of season it certainly shows the artist in amusing situations that are completely unrelated to his treatments or the people he meets during his stay. Then the film gradually makes the viewer care about him and feel real empathy towards him his loneliness and his discomfort. And to ask himself the questions that pushed him to flee. Questions that can also resonate in everyone’s private life.
So is it the fear of not being up to this new challenge? Has he lost sight of himself by taking on a skin different from his? Is he afraid of disappointing his wife (Marie Drucker), a journalist who presents the 8pm news on a major TV channel? Or it’s at this famous turning point midlife crisiswho torments with his unconscious questions?
The path to reconnect with yourself
Even if his partner encourages him, even encourages him, the director highlights it very well the many paradoxes faced by the actor. Those who nourish and work on their imagination in fiction share the life of a powerful woman, in direct contact with reality. Anyone who procrastinates and feeds on his sensitivity to express the emotions of his characters loves a woman with natural and factual authority. Marie Drucker is co-writer From Out of season and thus allowed Stéphane Brizé, in addition to talking about his profession, “ to talk to us about the masculine and the feminine with confidence “.
Because before having an affair with his wife, Mathieu was with Alice (Alba Rohrwacher). And Alice, who lives in this very seaside town with her husband Xavier (Sharif Andoura), reconnects with him. Their ex’s past love story he is therefore appropriately invited to Mathieu’s riot. As well as one’s renunciations and regrets and the realizations and ” reconnection to one’s heart and its verticality ” the other.
This part of the film offers a nice reflection on this separations and the power of goodbyes. With in particular the beautiful scene of an elderly woman who talks about her daring youth. As often happens in his films, the director shows good guys who recognize their actions. It’s because he” he believes in the restorative journeys of his fallible characters, who can always be bigger than constraints and transcend them “.
Out of season it is full of allegories which, while adding a poetic touch, sometimes weigh down the subject. Like the overflowing cup of coffee, like the actor’s emotions. Or the elements that are unleashed, symbolizing his inner storm. Or the piano playing alone, like the relationships that continue to exist despite the absence. Despite some lengths, Out of season turns out to be a movie very touchingin which he brilliantly plays Guillaume Canet a vulnerable role.
Out of season by Stéphane Brizé, in theaters from March 20, 2024. Above is the trailer. Find all our trailers here.
Source: Cine Serie
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