I've only seen a few French films, but the ones I've seen were very good. Maybe that's because my college acted as a film filter, choosing only remarkable foreign films to air, or maybe it's because it's a lot harder to get a piece-of-sh*t film green-lighted in France than it is here in the U.S. of A. (note: I'm not knocking American cinema by any stretch, but you've got to admit a lot gets released here that wouldn't see a second of screen time in other countries).
Anyway, "With a Friend Like Harry" was one of the good foreign films that the powers that be on campus chose to air, and man, am I glad they did. I'm not going to lie- I had never heard of this movie. I don't hear about many foreign movies as a general rule (unless of course they're sickeningly-sappy romantic comedies or thrillers), and that's deplorable, I know. I'm just happy that fate dropped this one into my lap.
I won't say much about the plot besides that it's strange, creative, and interesting. I saw this film with subtitles (and I don't even know if a dubbed version exists though I hope not), so I guess you could argue that I spent more time reading than I did watching the actors, but I thought everyone involved did a great job. Then film has a definite Hitchcock feel to it, and that's a very good thing in my book.
If you can get your hands on a copy of this (I'm still trying :( ), I would recommend picking it up. It's a weird, intelligent, unsettling, and entertaining movie, and I wish more of us in the States knew about it.
Anyway, "With a Friend Like Harry" was one of the good foreign films that the powers that be on campus chose to air, and man, am I glad they did. I'm not going to lie- I had never heard of this movie. I don't hear about many foreign movies as a general rule (unless of course they're sickeningly-sappy romantic comedies or thrillers), and that's deplorable, I know. I'm just happy that fate dropped this one into my lap.
I won't say much about the plot besides that it's strange, creative, and interesting. I saw this film with subtitles (and I don't even know if a dubbed version exists though I hope not), so I guess you could argue that I spent more time reading than I did watching the actors, but I thought everyone involved did a great job. Then film has a definite Hitchcock feel to it, and that's a very good thing in my book.
If you can get your hands on a copy of this (I'm still trying :( ), I would recommend picking it up. It's a weird, intelligent, unsettling, and entertaining movie, and I wish more of us in the States knew about it.