Thursday, May 7, 2015

Force Majeure 2014


Force Majeure

     This is a Swedish movie filmed in Les Arcs, Savoie, France.  A family travels to the French Alps to ski and spend time as a family at a resort.  The dad has been working a lot and he needs a vacation.  They settle in at a rooftop restaurant for lunch with a view of the slopes but an avalanche suddenly forms and heads directly for the patio?  Ebba tries to protect their son and daughter, calls and looks for her husband during the confusion but he has run for his life?  The snow stopped short of the patio and there was only a dusting of powder.  This event shakes the family to their core.  The resort has trucks that go out to groom the ski runs every night and they also shoot off avalanche prevention shots every night.  
     I didn't enjoy this film or find it interesting.  There is just arguing and fighting between everyone after the restaurant event.  Ebba cannot stop telling everyone who will listen about what happened and how she feels Tomas was a coward?  Her memory of what happened differs from what Tomas remembers but her version is the accurate story.  Both children are also upset at their father.  2* (I didn't like this movie) 
 
120 Min, Drama directed by Ruben Ostlund with Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Vincent and Clara Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Metelius, Karin Myrenberg, Brady Corbet, Johannes Moustos, Jorge Lattof. 

Note:  Imdb 7.4 out of 10, 92% critic 77% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3 ½*.
Special Note:  Ruben Ostlund, the director of this film did research on couples that have survived disasters.  He found a high percentage of them end up in divorce.







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