russian dolls
On Saturday, I was able to see "Russian Dolls" by French filmmaker Cedric Klapisch. The said movie is the sequel of "The Spanish Apartment," so Romain Duris returns to the screen as Xavier. No longer a French student in Barcelona… and is turning 30 soon, Xavier is still looking for himself. Yes, he does work as a writer but he is not exactly writing what he dreams of writing (i know that sounds redundant). And he also has to deal with love. Love… love… love. Well, no one seems to get away from it. The movie actually hit on finding love… the one whom we think we can spend our life with forever. And the process of getting to the ONE was likened to the so-called Russian toy dolls. You have to get through a lot of people first and you have to get through a lot of "is he/she finally the one?" before you really get to the one.
I also like the part wherein he talked about dealing with ideals while walking on the supposed to be perfect street in Russia, where everything is exactly 25 meters…
And Wendy’s line when she was bidding Xavier goodbye at a Russian train station… and the ending. Who doesn’t like happy endings anyway?
Russian Dolls can be seen at Shangri-La Mall as part of the Cine Europa 9. The best part is that you won’t need to pay a single cent to watch well-made European films such as Russian Dolls. Cine Europa 9 runs through November 19. For the schedule, visit http://www.delphl.cec.eu.int. Well, I hope next weekend I’ll see Spain’s Things That Make Life Worth Living.
