On peut toujours rêver
1991 Comedy / Drama
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Summary
Charles de Boilesve is a man who inspires fear and respect in all who
know him. Known as The Emperor, he presides over a corporate
empire and he owns a football team, but nothing in his life satisfies
him. Then, one day, he meets Rachid Marzahoui, a young Arab man
who scrapes a living as a barber but who seems to be content with his
life. The millionaire businessman takes a liking to Rachid
and engages him as his personal hairdresser. Through
Rachid, Charles begins to find meaning in his life...
Review
On peut toujours rêver
is one of Pierre Richard’s less successful directorial exploits, an
unconvincing comedy-drama which suffers from poorly developed
characters and a thematically weak narrative. One of the
difficulties with the film is that neither of the two main characters
is remotely sympathetic, so it is hard for a spectator to become
interested in the story. Richard is virtually unrecognisable as an
emotionless, grey-faced businessman, lacking his customary charm and
vitality; the lack of talent of his co-star Smaïn is all too
evident – the actor could be replaced with a cardboard cut-out and
you would be hard pressed to see any difference. The
central premise behind the story is rather a good one – the idea that a
man’s life can be changed for the better through contact with another
from a different social stratum – but it is so poorly developed that the
film is hardly worth watching.
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