Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Gemma Bovery




Jean, This is a very entertaining French-made movie with some subtitles. (That is because some of the characters are English.) It revolves around the novel by Flaubert entitled "Madame Bovary but in modern times. As the story develops we see current life in Normandy, France, with French baking, village life and decorating country houses along the way. But this movie has a surprise ending to die for. And the title character played by Gemma Arterton is so effective as the free spirit living in a modern world. Dad

The Previews were:

Ricki and the Flash
Bridge of Spies
Irrational Man
Mr. Holmes

Inside Out





Jean, This is about the most entertaining and thought-provoking movie I can remember. It is an animated film about a little girl (Riley) who moves with her father and mother from Minnesota to San Francisco. (There are a number of recognizable locations in San Francisco including in the Presidio.) The story is told with her emotions played as characters such as Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust among others. Also you meet your Imaginary friend, Core Memory, Abstract Thought, Train of Thought , Pouty Face, Good Memories  and even a Brazilian Helicopter Pilot. It is entertaining to the adults as well as the children. I almost could not find a seat in the theater and the adults were laughing and reacting as much as the children. 
They also play a short 7-minute featurette about two amorous Hawaiian volcanoes  with a very catchy musical score at the film's beginning.  Dad


The previews were:

Hotel Transilvania 2
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Zootopia
The Good Dinosaur