Review of The Blue Room (2014) by Ginak — 09 Oct 2014
The Blue Room is a wonderful film directed by Mathieu Amalric, one of my favorite French actors. He captures beautifully the other side of the writings of Georges Simenon. Most people know Simenon’s Maigret books, where the stolid inspector always solves the crime.
But Simenon wrote other, darker novels like The Blue Room that are about more absurd, insoluble "crimes." Amalric, both in his acting and in his direction, captures this existential mood beautifully.
The film is unsettling and riveting as we follow the two married lovers from their affair through the deaths of their spouses, the interrogation of Julien, and the trial of the lovers for murder. It is up to the audience to decide whether the lovers are guilty, especially the enigmatic Esther, who says cryptically at the end that the lovers will at least be together in the same prison for life.
But are they truly guilty? Is one guilty and not the other, and if so, who? It is up to you to decide if you see this film.
This review of The Blue Room (2014) was written by Ginak on 09 Oct 2014.
The Blue Room has generally received mixed reviews.
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