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Kam-Hung Soh...
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:02 am
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La tourneuse de pages / The Page Turner (2006)
Review by Kam-Hung Soh 2009

One summer, a young work experience student, Mélanie (Déborah François),
becomes a live-in baby sitter for Tristan, son of wealthy lawyer Jean
(Pascal Greggory). Jean's wife, Ariane (Catherine Frot), a pianist for a
small ensemble, takes a liking to Mélanie. When Ariane discovers that
Mélanie has music training, she employs Mélanie to be her page turner
during her performances. What the family doesn't know is that the
innocent-looking Mélanie has revenge on her mind.

This drama from writer-director Denis Dercourt and co-writer Jacques
Sotty is about revenge as a dish best served cold. For a while, it is
somewhat fascinating to watch Mélanie exploiting Ariane's and Tristan's
weaknesses to wreak her revenge on an event that happened many years
ago. However, the premise is very far-fetched, and without any
elaboration on Mélanie's character, it is hard to accept that anyone,
let alone a teenager, could conceive or execute such an elaborate and
complete plan.

French with English subtitles.

2 out of 5 stars.

http://vibogafi.blogspot.com/2009/09/review-la-tourneuse-de-pages-
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