French Touch : Le Brio

We did not really expect Yvan Attal to make a film such as “Le Brio”. Certainly scalded by the successive failures of “Do not disturb” and “They are everywhere”, he had to want to tackle something less personal, more light and popular, without this last qualifier is pejorative. And great good took him! Because his new film is a real little delight, often funny and full of good humor.

The feature film also offers a convincing social context and supported just right on the social and cultural difference. It also speaks of the merit of succeeding in the grandes écoles when one comes from a disadvantaged social background and one comes from immigration. “The Brio” works on the opposition of the opposites and does it rather well. He puts face to face a somewhat reactionary and rather racist law professor and a young Maghreb student from the cities. They will be forced to cohabit and tame in order to participate in a contest of eloquence that will save the first of the disciplinary council without the knowledge of the second, which sees a hand extended and a way to perfect his knowledge .

Facilities are avoided thanks to dialogues and tasty situations but especially to the brilliance of the two main performers who monopolize all the attention. We had not seen Daniel Auteuil also fit for a long time and Camelia Jordana confirms all the good that we think of her after “Seek the woman” this summer. Their verbal jousting is credible and relevant, and one believes completely in the progression of their relationship based on transmission.

We can regret that the plot is very classic and the end is more than expected but it’s the game in this type of feel good movie. We do not really recognize the paw of Yvan Attal except its about tolerance and openness to others. But what is most appealing here is the pleasure that we take to hear his characters speak. Indeed, it is pleasing to listen to a vocabulary so flourished in all possible lexical fields and the French language is put forward in this way. We had not seen it since “The Dodge” ten years ago. There is therefore a non-trivial instructive aspect in this rhythmic film that puts you in a good mood. We also appreciate a love sub-plot lived by the Camellia Jordana character, realistic and not falling into the silly, and good slices of laughter through excellent dialogues. In short, a good time spent with these two under cover of an ode to the language of Molière and tolerance. We take !