Ghost River Reviews

Basically, it is once again one of those really obscure French movies which almost no one has seen here on Listal. It was directed by Olivier Dahan, an interesting French director who gained some major acclaim with 'La môme' which also launched Marion Cotillard's international career. Right now, Dahan is working on another even bigger high profile biopic called 'Grace of Monaco' starring Nicole Kidman. We'll see if he then becomes a major player in the US (I don't think so but who knows). Anyway, way before all this, he made this obscure flick which was barely noticed, even in France. Basically, it is a rather bleak French drama where nothing much happens actually and where the characters are usually pretty messed up but it is something that I find actually rather appealing. The main character was very well played by Isabelle Huppert, one of my favorite French actress. Basically, Huppert is pretty much the French Meryl Streep (you could argue that Catherine Deneuve should be considered but, even though she is great, I find her too glamorous for this title). Anyway, even though it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was a solid drama and it is definitely worth, especially if you are interested in French movies.