The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha (2005)
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Duration: 102 minuten
Alternative title: L'Educazione Fisica delle Fanciulle
Country:
Italy / United Kingdom / Czech Republic
Directed by: John Irvin
Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Nighy and Hannah Taylor Gordon
IMDb score:
5,4 (668)
Releasedate: 25 November 2005
Actors and actresses
Headmistress
Irene
Vera
Melusine
Hidalla
Rain
Blanka
Il principe
Gertrude
Simba
Reviews & comments
Decec
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- 6763 messages
- 8667 votes
A good drama/mystery film...
Great story, except for the ending...
Great acting...
Famous actress Jacqueline Bisset ...
Occasionally nice HD quality widescreen...
Decent sound (no Dolby Digital available)...
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rep_robert
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- 27552 messages
- 4173 votes
At first, the plot sounds mysterious and exciting, but the execution is somewhat ordinary. The emphasis lies a little too much on sketching the situation, ultimately lacking a sense of suspense. The film attempts to get under your skin by having the girls psychologically slip further and further away from the situation they find themselves in, but you essentially miss the bond between them from minute 1 because a proper introduction of the characters is absent. As a result, the film actually fails in its objective.
Consequently, the film is never truly bad, but mainly due to a weak start, it never managed to grab me by the throat. I also found the film to look visually unappealing and dated, despite being from 2005.
2.5*
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Fransman
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- 3086 messages
- 2317 votes
I saw it a long time ago. My opinion was moderately positive back then. I've seen it for the second time now, with Dutch subtitles. But I share the opinion of most people here. A lot remains unclear in the story. The characters and their motives also remain largely undeveloped. The film is supposed to rely on suspense and atmosphere rather than erotica. But actually, those three are insufficiently present to call it a good film.
Apparently, the film is based on a story by Frank Wedekind, and in his work, eroticism, although hidden, is much more prominent ('Lulu'). I was also reminded of 'Die Verwirrungen der junge Törless' by Robert von Musil, a contemporary of Wedekind. In that story, too, eroticism comes to the fore, but in both cases, it concerns something different. It concerns power. The power of one person, or group, over an individual, or another group. In this film, it takes place in a ballet school; in 'De jonge Törless', it takes place in a cadet school. The cruel games are a harbinger of what is to come, a few decades later.
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