Waiting for Bojangles

Wonderful world, louis armstrong once preached, and relatively spoken it is. Even in a mad mad world as portrayed in this french drama flick, about a man and a woman and a child that rides the wave of the present present, and doesnt delve a minute about any worries in the world. But something aint right in this world and the story takes us deep into the world of the schizophrenic, a story walking on the borderline of manic depressive tensions of a young female ad/hd'er, an unheard of state of mental state back then in the 1950's, and this familys fight against the monsters ,in the name of love...

its a very warm and emotional production, the cast is spot on target french and the location seekers have really done their job making this something special to watch. It will play on all your emotional strings so beware that it might slap you in the face. Musical score and dancing setups are full of flare an bouchet, so set your mind 60 years back and watch and feel. Grumpy old man did and recommends.

This movie is just brillant. It has been years since a movie hasn't moved me like this one.

It's a very touching movie and i am glad to start this year with this movie.

Actors, photography, music and the story... I don't think this movie could have been any better.

It's not a 10/10 like 12 angry men, but a 2020s 10/10.

If you are not french, maybe you won't enjoy as much as I have this movie.

Yes, it's a drama. And those who don't know what that is or don't know how to appreciate it .. just don't write comments-- ok?

I'm not really a drama fan and so I can't judge about "quality" of drama. The only thing that matters to me is story and how actors tell the story. If I can identify with story and if actors make story believable, then I call that a good drama movie.

I can say, I've seen quite a lot of movies so far.. also some dramas. But I can easily say that "Waiting for Bojangles" is one of the best in past 20 years.

Ok, it's starts kinda silly, which made me thinking it's "another cheap" try... but soon we realize the beginning makes so much sense and the tempo of the story is just right.

Both main actors are quite new to me and truth to be told, my first visual impression was, that Romain Duris is probably wrong choice. How to say, his appearance next to Virginie Efira just didn't "fit in". But how wrong I was -only these two excellent actors could make this movie authentic.

Highly recommended for mature audience!

I give 9 out of 10 stars -because I'm picky.

I think the problem here was that a) the author of the book was involved with the screenplay and b) the director/c0-screenwriter was in awe of the material/author. If ever something needed more distance from the material, this was it. Someone suggested that, unlike the book, they didn't need a narrator. This was the fatal flaw. Without the audience understanding that this was the son's retelling of the family story, his parents just came across os self-involved narcissists. The film was so desperate to capture a charming effervescent mood that everything was leaden. When the story turned dark, it was hard to know how to react. The performances were OK, if rather forced. I wanted to escape the cinema after 20 minutes.

I would say, it grabs you in the moment, you realize the cruel lige, Camille has managed to escape and why she prefers to live in her phantasie room. A very gentle and sensitive desvription of her struggles, which gradually leed to the end.

George love is strong, unselvish, irrational and indisputable .

I don't think that the movie begins in South France, hotel Bel Reves, it is a hint to Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda's life and to Tender is the Night".

There are so many levels and I would suggest not to take the movie as a French "mad extravagance", but let it develop. It will break your heart but it will also open your world.