When we first meet Alma (Déborah Lukumuena) and Margot (Souheila Yacoub), they are at each other’s throats. They are onstage, two of a gang of young hopefuls trying out for a plum role in a s…
When we first meet Alma and Margot , they are at each other’s throats. They are onstage, two of a gang of young hopefuls trying out for a plum role in a semi-experimental Parisian theatre piece, but the fight is not part of their audition. It is real, and yet at the same time, unreal.but not really
Margot and Alma’s gambit pays off. The director, Kristin , hires Alma, who works in a nail salon by day, to be the lead, and while the friends are still celebrating this big break, word comes through that Margot, who tends bar part-time, is to be her understudy.
This abrupt swerve into weepie territory — complete with melodramatic self-sacrifice moments and kindly meant deceptions for the good of the patient’s spirits — is a disappointing turn. The shift suggests Volpé’s evident talents as a director of immense energy and personal vision are not yet matched by her skills as a screenwriter.
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