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Just A Sigh (2013/Icarus DVD)



Picture: B Sound: B Extras: D Film: C+



For fans of romance that aren't run of the mill, there's Just a Sigh (2013, aka Le temps de l'aventure), the new film from director Jerome Bonnell (Le Chignon D'Olga) that is finally finding its way onto disc thanks to Icarus Films.


Sigh is an interesting film that echoes the work of Francois Truffaut (specifically The Woman Next Door) and is a natural love story that also reminds me of Richard Linklater's superior romance series, the Before Sunrise trilogy in that it is a Parisian romance and takes place between two strangers who meet by chance.


Starring Gabriel Byrne and Emmanuelle Devos (Desplechin's Christmas Tale) in two great performances, the film feels very organic and is equally parts whimsical and romantic.


A lovesick stage actress named Alix (Devos) ends up on a train to Paris heading for an audition, where she by chance meets Doug (Byrne) a literature professor who is also a passenger onboard. As sparks fly and the two immediately fall in love, a romance transfers that results in a proposition to make things permanent. Alix must decide on the importance of love with someone to whom she just met, while contending with her other emotions.


The film is presented in standard definition with a 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio and a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 French track with English subtitles. While we get nothing too detailed in terms of presentation, the film could obviously be improved with a high definition transfer.


No extras.


Well made and interesting acted, Just a Sigh isn't too groundbreaking of a story but poses some interesting questions about romance that isn't too over the top or sappy as one might expect.



- James Lockhart

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