Movie #890 "Gabrielle" was another film I saw at the Phoenix Film Festival Friday night, and I enjoyed this one, with some reservations. This is such a true to life story about disabled kids who are preparing for a big concert they were asked to sing at ---- against this backdrop, the main girl and boy are in love --- against the boy's mother's wishes, and this motivates the girl to want to live on her own, but it is extremely difficult for her, esp. with her flareups with diabetes. I found so much I liked about this film --- the characters are wonderful, and they are played by real disabled people. Now what I didn't like......well, because they are really disabled, I was very uncomfortable in the sex scenes like I would be uncomfortable watching two very young people doing the same. I also thought the film could be cut a lot more and better, esp. the extensive film footage of the choir singing french songs (with really goofy lyrics, when translated) -- and I esp. disliked the very ending with the French singer, singing his songs, which once again, when translated, were not pleasing to the ear. Other than that, I really enjoyed the film and recommend if it ever gets released in the theaters.
Gabrielle2013NR I'd give this 4 stars out of 5.
Musicians Gabrielle and Martin fall in love and want to begin a relationship, which is against the rules at the home for the disabled where they live. Refusing to part with Martin, Gabrielle is determined to prove that she can live independently.
- Cast:
- Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Alexandre Landry, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Benoît Gouin,Sébastien Ricard, Isabelle Vincent, Marie Gignac, Véronique Beaudet, Robert Charlebois
- Genre:
- Foreign, Romantic Dramas, Social Issue Dramas, Drama
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