Today I had time on my hands because I'm not at work until the election shift at 9.30pm.
This meant I could do a bit of research on a Louise-Michel, a movie which left me utterly bamboozled.
At least, I was able to discover that it is a tribute to Louise Michel, a real-life French anarchist, after whom a Paris Metro station is named.
Thus, it is with that backdrop, I report on Gustave De Kevern and Benoit Delepine's movie.
The truth is it helps next to not at all because I just wasn't on the same wavelength as this left-field comedy.
And that's a pity because I am a fan of Yolande Moreau, who was so fantastic in Seraphine of couple of years ago.
Here she is a factory worker who suddenly finds herself out of a job when the business closes down.
Instead of sitting back and taking the decision, however, she suggests to her former workmates that they combine their cash and hire a hitman to 'whack' their old boss.
The assassin is, however, an utter shambles and even tries to contract out the slaying to the most unsuitable people.
Louise-Michel is hung together with a series of skits, many of which make no obvious sense.
As many of the scenes develop, surreal conversations often happen stage left or a completely unrelated drama occurs within eyeshot.
The demolition of the tower block where Moreau lived, is a prime example.
Sometimes these work but mostly they don't.
Let's face it the movie is odd. For example, Moreau speaks in very strangely constructed phrases, making her sound like Yoda from Star Wars.
And then it is revealed that the hitman is, in fact, a transexual who used to be called Cathy.
Confused? I should damn well think so.
Louise Michel just didn't click with me. Perhaps I just didn't have an adequate enough sense of humour.
Sadly, I just couldn't muster up better than 4/10 as its rating.
PS This movie appeared briefly on the big screen in March. I obtained my DVD through Lovefilm.
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