Un jeu brutal (1983)

As could be expected after reading some reviews on the work of J.-C. Brisseau, this first movie I discovered a director of a highly seductive personality, open and honest. Nothing is further from the usual French filmmaker flat narrative, academic, or low risk. Because the risk just seems the engine of his meticulous film with lots of details and varied readings in an everyday context that in its richness of expression, comes to shape up some poetic unreality. Buñuel's cinema is not far away and some references to his films do not go unnoticed. The only black spot could be in the resolution of the story, but only by not correctly describe the protagonist the potential conflict between Faith and Science in their personal development, which becomes almost unbelievable stunt that would not be pure anecdote.
Here add that, as usual, the work he does with his character Bruno Cremer is to dazzle. Great job, as well as that of one who plays his daughter in the film (Emmanuelle Debever) and, in view of his great qualities, has not lavished almost in the world of the movie.

8/10