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A+ Pollux
2002 Comedy / Drama / Romance
Review
Before turning his hand to film directing, Luc Pagès had earned
a solid reputation as a cinematographer, working on such films as Eric
Rohmer’s Conte d’hiver (1992) and
Jacques Maillot’s Nos vies heureuses
(1999). A+ Pollux
marks his directorial debut, a dazzlingly original romantic
comedy-drama starring the talented cult actor Gad Elmaleh.
Whilst the narrative feels slightly insubstantial and the visual style
is at times excessively arty, it is nonetheless an engagingly quirky
little film, offering a thoughtful reflection on the transience and
haphazard nature of romantic love. It may not achieve the
awesomely devastating poignancy of, say, Manon Lescaut, but it is a lot funnier.
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Director:
Luc Pagès
Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Cécile De France, Nathalie Boutefeu, Jean-Marie Galey, Marina Golovine Synopsis
True love, when it comes to 30-something translator Halvard Sanz,
arrives suddenly and with a wild intensity. The incomparable
Pollux walks into Halvard’s dreary life just as she is putting a brutal
end to one amorous relationship. From that first meeting, Halvard
knows that Pollux is his soul mate – but she disappears from his life
just as suddenly as she entered it. Ditching his current
girlfriend, Halvard drives himself into a mad frenzy as he tries to
track Pollux down, so that he can share the rest of his life with
her. Alas, could this be a wild goose chase...?
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