La confession (2016)

La confession (2016). La confession: Directed by Nicolas Boukhrief. With Romain Duris, Marine Vacth, Anne Le Ny, Lucie Debay. In a village in France during the German occupation of World War II, a friendship develops between the new priest and an atheist.

“u0026quot;La Confessionu0026quot; is a film based on a famous book u0026quot;Passionate Heartu0026quot; which was already made into a famous film u0026quot;Léon Morin, prêtreu0026quot; with J. P. Belmondo. I resisted seeing the original to avoid comparing the two, but now that I have seen Le Confession I firmly intend to watch the one with Belmondo.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLa Confession is a story about a priest and people that surround him in his little parish. As it is set in WWII France, there is plenty of opportunity for emotional dialogues and events, and this film has plenty of that. The performances were absolutely impeccable – especially the two leads (And I LOVED the little girl!). However, even with all that, many scenes fail to take the full advantage of the drama that unfolds, and we get mere glimpses of what should have been much more powerful scenes, and in the end – film itself.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are few loose ends and missed opportunities that if done well would have made this into a great film; but as it is, Le Confession is only good, not great.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStill, I enjoyed it, not only for Marine Vacthu0026#39;s and Romain Durisu0026#39; performance, but also for the scenery, dialogues and story itself.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLa Confession is a decent film that could have and should have been a lot better; it missed the mark by ever so little. Luckily, there is also plenty to enjoy here.”