The Clink of Ice

2010 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 41% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2731 2.7K

Plot summary

An alcoholic writer is visited by an incarnation of his cancer.

Director

Bertrand Blier Photo
Bertrand Blier

Top cast

Myriam Boyer Photo
Myriam Boyer as Le cancer de Louisa
Jean Dujardin Photo
Jean Dujardin as Charles Faulque
Yvon Crenn Photo
Yvon Crenn as Le chauffeur de taxi
Clémence Thioly Photo
Clémence Thioly as Femme jeune couple visiteurs
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
803.28 MB
1280*694
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru   us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 6
1.61 GB
1920*1040
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles ru   us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ciffou

An interesting idea badly executed

As I was watching this movie, I couldn't help to think how better it would be if it were a play on a theater. It would not surprise me to learn that it started that way before becoming a movie script, but unlike "Closer" or "Doubt" it just does not translate well into a cinematic language. If it weren't for Anne Alvaro (Louise) this would be worse than what actually is. Dujardin doesn't save it with his charm at all and I think the director is the one to blame since it's not very clear whether it's a comedy or a drama with lighter tones. Don't get me wrong: I love movies that mix genres, but in this project it seems like actors perform as people "acting" instead of playing people under those circumstances that for us, as an audience, could be perceived as funny or tragic. I would blame the director/writer since the scenes where Charles is fighting with no one are the most painful to watch. It's not dreadful but I don't think I would have missed anything by not watching it.
Reviewed by code_langdon 1 / 10

Absolutely Dreadful!!

I sat through this entire film during the French Film Festival at the Director's Guild. Writer + Director Bertrand Blier was present during a Q&A after the movie and that's about the nicest I have to say about the experience. There might be snobs and movie critics who say this is art in its finest form, like brown nosing Jon Amiel who did the interview. Let me be the first to say it is NOT!! Symbolism is one thing, surrealism another and there's nothing wrong with either one. But using some silly actor to represent a person's cancer?? Wow, REALLY?? Besides a few giggles and the few people who left the theatre in pure anger, I sat there in the dark in disbelief.
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