Capitalizes on a vibrant tropical location and a cast of capable, but the narrative makes disconcerting leaps from the poignant to the distractingly soap-operatic.
Elza(Le bonheur d'Elza)
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France, France · 2011
1h 18m
Director Mariette Monpierre
Starring Stana Roumillac, Vincent Byrd Le Sage, Christophe Cherki, Sophie Berger
Genre Drama
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Raised in Paris, Elza returns to Guadeloupe looking for her father who she's never known. Upon arrival, she poses as a babysitter for his granddaughter. As she gets to know his family, Elza becomes disillusioned by the family's history with adultery, mental illness, and bigotry.
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The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Bathed in the flamingo colors and Caribbean rhythms of its location, this deeply personal debut from the writer and director Mariette Monpierre develops with a lingering attention to sensation and sound.
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Heartfelt but clumsy.
Suffused with buoyant, sunlit sensuality, like its free-flying heroine, Elza confounds logic while seducing the senses.
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