Having to wait in at home today for some electrical repairs to be done,I took a look at the French titles I had waiting to be viewed. Knowing his brother Jacques's incredible work with auteur Marcel Carne,I booked a ticket for Pierre's surprise voyage.
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The third and final time he would work with his brother Jacques, co-writer/director Pierre Prevert & cinematographer Jean Bourgoin travel with a fuelled optimism from post- WWII France, gazed at in a dazzling kaleidoscope symphony of classical music and sweeping tracking shots following the passengers on their journey. Rolling into the surreal, Pierre gives each pit stop the travellers make humorous stylish flourishes flowing from the ramshackle, rickety bus ride, to a cheeky escapade to the SOS Hurricane bedroom in the old Verdeau's whorehouse. Adapting Andre Gillois and Jean Nohain's novel for their last team-up, (joined by co-writer Claude Accursi) brothers Pierre and Jacques Prevert unveil an absolutely magical mystery tour. Drawing each traveller with refined poetic dialogue, which along with being playfully comedic,also reflects the excitement of freedom in France. Spinning the wheel to various destinations, the writers heighten each visit with a striking fantasy twist, which makes set-pieces such as the priest unintentionally hyping the voyage, and a soaring performance from the gang being mistaken for a theatrical troupe, as they all step aboard for a voyage surprise.
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