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Les Etats-Unis d'Albert In French, with English subtitles (2005) Jack Dekker: "Partial amnesia. I'd give anything to forget Arizona and get back my virginity." This is an absurd and occasionally raunchy screwball comedy. It was extremely well done. I laughed all the way through it. It's 1926, and Valentino has just died. On his way to Los Angeles to become a movie star, young Albert (Eric Bruneau) meets and falls in love with a lovely, idealistic feminist Mormon named Grace (Emilie Dequenne). Circumstances strand Albert, dressed as Valentino's Sheik, in the desert with a lunatic golfer, Jack Dekker (Roy Dupuis), who has been ejected from an Arizona town because of his amorous exploits and a bad case of cooties. No, I'm not kidding. Albert must deal with a romantic rival, a deranged killer, and the amorous ghost of his lecherous drama teacher. And Jack Dekker, of course. Roy is really a hoot here. And I did mention raunchy, didn't I? Yes, he can do a strong, supporting role; in fact, I think he and his golf clubs walked off with this movie. Celine Bonnier plays Hannah, a sexually frustrated woman whose husband is trying to set a world record. I'm not exactly sure for what, but it involves living in a boat positioned on top of a flagpole, and unfortunately, Hannah has severe vertigo. My favorite scene was actually pretty much the only Roy/Celine scene in the movie; he was making a valiant attempt to seduce her with words, and she was fondling a candle and clearly thinking of her husband instead. Roy's eyes were just amazing here. (I know, I'm obsessed, but they really were.) As funny as it was, I had a hard time writing about this one. Was it because I prefer Roy as a lead? Was it because his character was so goofy that it was hard to get a handle on it? And finally, I have a question. How does Roy manage to get nearly naked in so many of his movies? Public demand? Three out of four stars, Billie |
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