Marbie, star de Couillu-Les-2-Eglises (2014) [N/A]
Featuring:
Dominique Smeets, Johnny Cadillac, Michel Angely
Written by:
Dominique Smeets
Directed by:
Dominique Smeets
Release Date:
April 23, 2014
Original Title:
Marbie, star de Couillu-Les-2-Eglises
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Big Bang Film Productions
Production Countries:
Belgium
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Jean Tube (in his forties) is the only butcher in the village of Couillu les 2 Eglises. One evening, during a séance, a woman bursts into his life. Marbie, who admits to being in her forties, is a local artist with a temperament brimming with authenticity and naivety. In short, she caught the eye of the cattle producer, who was convinced he could fulfill his role as a talent scout by propelling his "filly" into showbiz. Of course, the man is aware that he mustn't put the cart before the horse and promises Marbie that he will soon take her away in his carriage, under the starry sky of the Cannes Film Festival.
"Marbie, star ..." is a film quite unusual both in its subject, its own way and its financing. Treat the life of a simple woman, who tries out a fantasy, is certainly not a "Holder" topic. Yet the director manages to make the protagonist, banal moreover, engaging, exciting and even exciting. The manner is direct and without any effects or special, or "handle". This is of direct cinema, almost documentary, attached to the soil of the reality of life. A life that, for the emotions that this work raises, is transcended and exceeds the apparent insignificance of everyday life of these characters, brave or cowardly, greedy or generous, but always deeply true. Each vision, I found this piece of new approvals, despite any weakness, something that was inevitable with this first work of the director Dominique Smeets. Moreover, the film finally opens a window on a region of Belgium - Charleroi - decried by those who do not know, but full of brave and generous people with a heart "as big as this." A job that, surprisingly, was funded by calls for subscription to the general public, who responded in numbers, something that also deserves to be highlighted.
