{"id":78284,"date":"2021-11-13T10:48:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T17:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78284"},"modified":"2021-11-13T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T17:48:59","slug":"loulou-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78284","title":{"rendered":"Loulou (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I like it that he&#8217;s always available.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-78285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster-96x128.png 96w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster-203x270.png 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Poster.png 823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn unhappily married woman (Isabelle Huppert) has an affair with and becomes pregnant by an unemployed man (Gerard Depardieu) she meets at a nightclub, but continues to visit her husband (Guy Marchand) on the side.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Gerard Depardieu Films<\/li>\n<li>Isabelle Huppert Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDirector Maurice Pialat made numerous shorts before branching out into feature films, two of which are listed in Peary&#8217;s <em>GFTFF<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1237\"><em>A Nos Amours<\/em> (1983)<\/a> and this earlier film about an unhappily married bourgeois woman seeking joy and sexual satisfaction from someone much more spontaneous and earthy than her husband. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror-477x270.png 477w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Mirror.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, while the leads all give vibrant and nuanced performances, there isn&#8217;t much of a storyline to hang on to: we&#8217;re never clear whether Huppert is simply willing to put up with Depardieu&#8217;s criminal\/lower-class lifestyle in exchange for their sex, or actually finds some kind of vicarious thrill from it herself. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway-1024x601.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway-1536x902.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway-460x270.png 460w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Subway.png 1603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, seeing Marchand abusing Huppert in the very first scene makes it hard to feel much sympathy for him at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting-128x75.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting-1536x901.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting-460x270.jpg 460w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Hitting.bmp 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pialat&#8217;s films were purportedly somewhat autobiographical in nature (<em>A Nos Amours<\/em> similarly depicts familial dysfunction and escape through sex), so authenticity shines through &#8212; but to what end? <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances from the leads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple-1024x597.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-78286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple-1536x896.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple-463x270.png 463w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Loulou-Couple.png 1603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a fan of Pialat&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0081076\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1980\/10\/08\/arts\/isabelle-huppert-and-depardieu-in-loulou.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/films\/2006\/11\/13\/loulou_2006_review.shtml\">BBC Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/loulou\/review\/2000344230\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1663\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/loulou-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I like it that he&#8217;s always available.&#8221; Synopsis: An unhappily married woman (Isabelle Huppert) has an affair with and becomes pregnant by an unemployed man (Gerard Depardieu) she meets at a nightclub, but continues to visit her husband (Guy Marchand) on the side. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance French Films Gerard Depardieu Films Isabelle Huppert Films Love Triangle Marital Problems Sexuality Review: Director Maurice Pialat made numerous shorts before branching out into feature films, two of which are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78284\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78284"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78293,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78284\/revisions\/78293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}