- Only a very few Belgian films make it to Montreal each year. Outside a few festival screenings here and there, the distribution of Belgian films in Quebec is practically inexistent. It's always refreshing to see a new Belgian film. Miss Montigny, starts as a quirky comedy about a young woman who decides to enter a beauty pageant in her small town in order to get money to open a beauty salon with her best friend. She naively thinks that if she wins the contest, her life will be changed and all her problems will be magically solved. Very quickly, the dramatic aspect overtake the comedy and the girl's problems grow out of proportion. Very soon after entering the beauty pageant she realizes that she has no future in this town. (L) Director: Miel van Hoogenbemt, (R) Producer: Sébastien Delloye The film successfully contrasts her desire for a better
- 8/29/2005
- IONCINEMA.com
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