The film does not offer an optimistic view of relationships.
Water Drops on Burning Rocks(Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes)
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France · 2000
1h 30m
Director François Ozon
Starring Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier, Anna Levine Thomson
Genre Drama, Romance, Comedy
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The film is based on a German play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Tropfen auf heisse Steine. A 50-year-old business man Léopold arrives home with 20-year-old Franz, whom he has just met. Franz is not quite sure why he agreed to come home with Léopold as he is supposed to be meeting his fiancée Anna, but he accepts drinks from Léopold and they begin to get to know each other.
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San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
This nasty, provocative comedy comes from a play by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Very French and at times threatens to dissolve into a steamy sex farce.
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
The best scenes capture the blend of irony, melodrama, and real emotion that distinguishes Fassbinder's most memorable pictures.
The static, claustrophobic movie is very much a filmed play.
A movie of cutting humor, near-constant talk, and one show-stopping dance routine.
Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis
As much a curiosity piece as anything else.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
The whole thing has the air of a parlor trick, but it's a good trick, beautifully acted.
San Francisco Examiner by Wesley Morris
Through it all, Ozon supplies a sense of pathos that makes fun of its own soullessness, transforming a self-serious suicide note into an existential love letter.
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