De grandes espérances

Instead of a hit and run scheme, we have a shoot - kill - and run plot. A young couple kills a violent driver on a small country side road. The young woman kills this man to defend her husband. And from this tragedy, nothing will be the same for them in their private life. This story is rather unusual, it surprises us because it doesn't proceed as we could expect. The killing of the violent driver - a terrific and realistic sequence - doesn't bring the situations that we could foresee. The consequences not the one that usually occur in other movies with this kind of scheme. This is also a social tale, analysing the technical elements of politicis. Good film.

Great tale dubious morality .... but then we are talking about the ones who "lead" us .... so fair dues ace acting from Rebecca Marder here

• a truly gripping story which contains class warfare; integrity and lack of thereof ... loyalty and lack of thereof ... treachery .... unrequited love ... family bonds all this articulated cleverly around the hydra that is the French ruling class and the games it plays with itself and the silly oh so silly schools attached to that circus ... making an appearance at the start of this story

Here we have a very staid couple having their dreams shattered when on a sunny Corsican car ride something unusual happens sending them into a total spin

Many other elements are interwoven and all comes to a likely denouement where basically the moral is you play dirty so will I; a sort of parable of political life in any country you choose

When all is said and done and without spoiling the story here a woman who has the gumption/cojones to do what she does here to defend herself and her boyfriend would be a great leader a great minister or president. A character with that kind of character gets my vote any day 🙃😉🙃😉

Very much recommended viewing.