And the Party Goes On (2023)

And the Party Goes On (2023). 1h 46m

“The collapse of the buildings on rue du0026#39;Aubagne in Marseille occurred on November 5 , 2018 at 9 a.m. And caused the death of eight people. These were two dilapidated buildings in the city center.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis tragedy opens the movie; Robert Guédiguian has become the committed director of our times. Like his English peer ,Kenneth Loach,Robert Guédiguian depicts the other side of the mirror ; on the feel-good French scene ,his works are,more than ever ,pivotal ; because they are not exactly what they call u0026#39;feel-goodu0026quot; even though there are moments in his work which give the viewer more joy than the trendy hip flicks.his masterworks u0026quot; La Ville Est Tranquilleu0026quot; u0026quot; Les Neiges Du kilimandjarou0026quot; or the neglected u0026quot;Une Histoire De Fous u0026quot; are endearing tales that go straight to the heart :generous, brash, full of compassion .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRosa (the wonderful Arianne Ascaride , Guédiguianu0026#39;s partner in life ,and the principal in most of his films has these lines which are the key to the movie :u0026quot;whe should have two lives :one to take care of ourselves ,and one to take care of our fellow men u0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike many of the directoru0026#39;s movies , u0026quot;et la fête continue! u0026quot; is a chronicle of a family in Marseille. A u0026quot;la ville est tranquilleu0026quot; in miniature , the screenplay is made of subplots (I have always thought that Julien Duvivier was Guédiguian u0026#39;s closest relative ,particularly u0026quot;la belle équipeu0026quot; u0026quot;sous le ciel de Paris u0026quot; and u0026quot;la fête à Henrietteu0026quot; ( of which u0026quot;à lu0026#39;attaque u0026quot; is a political remake of sorts )u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRosa ,now sixty , takes stock of her life : a devoted nurse -the scene when she comforted her black colleague, desperate because she didnu0026#39;t hold her patientu0026#39;s hand when he died ,is admirable -,she is also an activist,she has so many tasks on the go at once it becomes impossible to see them through ; despondency is near ,and breaks out during the meeting for the list candidates .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHer son has found the woman of her life and he intends to have plenty of children ;besides the father of the future bride is also an activist who falls for Rosa ; it may seem melodramatic on the paper , but Guédiguian u0026#39;s treatment avoid pathos and dramatization ; The young manu0026#39;s love, after escaping a would be shame, shows him that life can goes on, even if not according to his plans . Her daddy (the wonderful Darroussin, Guédiguian u0026#39;s favorite actor,he often played opposite Ascaride), will be the light that still shines in Rosau0026#39;s darkest night .Together they will fight against the u0026quot;marchands de sommeilu0026quot; (sleep dealers) who rent flats unfit for habitation ,in the scene ,around the bust of Homer, where the voices multiply until they become one.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe heroine eventually relaxes to the point of acknowledging that the personal is personal ,as well as political;that in turn makes her more endearing and more effective ;the Aznavour classic.u0026quot;emmenez moiu0026quot; -unlike most of his colleagues , Guédiguian uses the FRENCH songbook – is a transparent metaphor : outside the hard realities of life, happiness is not out of reach.”