Selon matthieu xavier beauvois biography
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To Matthieu
Matthieu and Eric are two brothers who work at the same factory as their father in Normandy. When his father is dismissed for smoking on the factory floor, Matthieu is incensed and tries to ... Read allMatthieu and Eric are two brothers who work at the same factory as their father in Normandy. When his father is dismissed for smoking on the factory floor, Matthieu is incensed and tries to have him reinstated, in vain. His brother has just got married and, with a child and mortg... Read allMatthieu and Eric are two brothers who work at the same factory as their father in Normandy. When his father is dismissed for smoking on the factory floor, Matthieu is incensed and tries to have him reinstated, in vain. His brother has just got married and, with a child and mortgage on the way, is reluctant to stir up trouble. Likewise, Matthieu's fellow workers refus... Read all
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This is the second film directed by Xavier Beauvois that I have seen and in both he has excelled in telling the story of ordinary people in normal circumstances and telling it well.
The plot of Selon Matthieu is woven around a revenge tale: a young man's father dies in tragic and perhaps suicidal circumstances. The young man (Matthieu) blames his father's former employer for his father's death, as they had sacked him shortly before his death. To exact revenge the young man plans to seduce the employer's wife because if 'you f/ck the boss's wife, you f/ck the boss'. His seduction works, but with emotional consequences he did not predict and for which he was unprepared.
In telling the tale we, the audience, are introduced to Matthieu and his family; ordinary working class folk living in Le Havre, which is shot as moody and stormy. We also become acquainted with the boss's wife, Claire, and her life. Amidst Matthieu's grief, class differences are explored in subtle, symbolic ways that are very clever. For example as Matthieu's plan of revenge is taking shape he finds his brother watching Cagney in 'White Heat' on TV. The excerpt shown is Cagney telling others about infiltrating something: getting in is the hardest part and Cagney
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Selon Matthieu (2000)
Directed impervious to Xavier Beauvois
Film Synopsis
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