Beautiful photography. Chilling soundtrack. Wonderful story. Excellent acting. A mesmirizing French forgotten gem! Only 11 reviews on Imdb, because it was only released on dvd in the US. And it's French. How many Americans watch French movies? This is quite an interesting and mesmirizing movie, although it is only suited for an arthouse audience.
Slowburning French lighthearted drama with a few chilling spiritual elements and some tongue in cheek jokes. Quite a serene and endearing story about loss. Probably only suited for an arthouse audience, yet highly recommended for all the fans of Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert, who both deliver excellent performances, as could be expected of such grandiose acting legends.
The story is about a suicide note in which the deceased son asks his 2 parents (Depardieu and Huppert) to visit a place in the American desert, where he will reappear again after his death. The story focusses on the grief of the 2 parents and how they each cope differently with having lost their one and only son.
However depressing this story may sound, this movie goes way beyond just another simple story about loss and grief, because of these excellent directing and tremendous acting talents. Please give it a chance if you are into the more subtle and delicate kind of arthouse movies. You wont regret it. Advised to be watched with subtitles.
Reviewing "Valley of Love" is a great way for me to celebrate my 300th review on Imdb . Thank you for reading !
Slowburning French lighthearted drama with a few chilling spiritual elements and some tongue in cheek jokes. Quite a serene and endearing story about loss. Probably only suited for an arthouse audience, yet highly recommended for all the fans of Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert, who both deliver excellent performances, as could be expected of such grandiose acting legends.
The story is about a suicide note in which the deceased son asks his 2 parents (Depardieu and Huppert) to visit a place in the American desert, where he will reappear again after his death. The story focusses on the grief of the 2 parents and how they each cope differently with having lost their one and only son.
However depressing this story may sound, this movie goes way beyond just another simple story about loss and grief, because of these excellent directing and tremendous acting talents. Please give it a chance if you are into the more subtle and delicate kind of arthouse movies. You wont regret it. Advised to be watched with subtitles.
Reviewing "Valley of Love" is a great way for me to celebrate my 300th review on Imdb . Thank you for reading !