Milou en mai

Coheed 2.5

Viewed my first four Malle films within the last week and the start of this one. Three masterpieces and the one that wasn't was still Black Moon. That's impressive.

Adam Suraf

Louis Malle and Jean-Claude Carriere's entry in the tried and true Country Mansion genre, with the always welcome Michel Piccoli overseeing the gathering of his extended family for his mother's funeral. Funny and moving, with a bit of politics (sexual and otherwise), and Bunuelian surrealism (courtesy of Carriere, a Bunuel collaborator), with a wonderfully eccentric and gifted cast.

David Sindmark Hörnfeldt

As far as this entry into the french-bourgeois-mourn-the-passing-of-the-old-times-represented-by-an-elder-of-the-clan genre goes this one takes some wild turns. But it's all back to status quo at the end.

FISCHER

Michel Piccoli est souvent éblouissant de simplicité et de décontraction et Miou-Miou, éclatante de mièvrerie et de méchanceté confuses. Dommage que la dernière demi-heure fait perdre au film son rythme et sa pétulance... www.cinefiches.com

ihor

A pleasant satire by Malle on the May 1968 events in France. Showing revulsion, embrace and eventually ridiculous fear of a new terror through a bourgeoisie family far away from the actual events. Not Malle at his best, but still a fine film that offers an interesting insight into the 1968 events.

Draughtsman Without Contract

Hadn't seen this since it was released and I just smiled all the way through. A profound joy; droll, light, airy and a touch piquant when required.

Andrew Miller

Everything (well, maybe not literally everything!) ends up as seasoning for the nostalgia stew.