Pretty insubstantial.
Three Dancing Slaves(Le Clan)
France · 2004
1h 26m
Director Gaël Morel
Starring Nicolas Cazalé, Stéphane Rideau, Thomas Dumerchez, Salim Kechiouche
Genre Drama
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Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham...
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For those so inclined, this lulling, banal, and rather pleasant film cultivates a mood of zone-out voyeurism. In the absence of a larger purpose, Morel is content to ogle, perhaps rightly assuming that his viewers will be too.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Gaël Morel's intermittently poignant study in familial discord isn't quite substantive enough to support its histrionic tendencies.
Stylish, beautifully shot film.
No matter that the setting is one of the most picturesque on the planet: cinematographer Jean-Max Bernard's camera would much rather linger all the skin and muscle Morel contrives to put on display.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Although graceful and dynamic, Three Dancing Slaves is none too substantial or original, lacking the edge or complexity of Morel's impressive debut film, "Full Speed."
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
Mr. Morel's predilection for murky, nearly pitch-black cinematography and spare, elliptical dialogue indicates his debt to filmmakers like François Ozon and Claire Denis, but Three Dancing Slaves lacks the psychological precision of Mr. Ozon's or Ms. Denis's work.
If the sight of naked, sweaty French hunks gets you going, well, then, Three Dancing Slaves is a must-see.
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