SANGUINAIRES (1998)

François (Frédéric Pierrot) is stressed and he wants to get away from the hectic life in Paris.  This leads to François planning a new years celebration trip away from the stressfulness of technology, time, and countdowns.  The trip takes François's family and his friends to the island of Sanguinaires off the French coast in the Mediterranean Sea.  The arrival to the island is a rough start as the caretaker is late, which serves as a negative omen for the film as it unfolds.  Sanguinaires is a small film where the story dissects group interactions between sub-groups, individuals, and their notions.  Cantet's vision of this dissection offers an excellent cinematic experience as the cast provides great support to a story of a Millennium celebration that goes astray.

DIRECTED BY

Laurent Cantet

COUNTRY

France

REVIEWED
1/31/2004
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