Fauteuils d'Orchestre

Fauteuils d'Orchestre is directed by Danièle Thompson. She wrote a lot of movie scripts, such as "Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob"(1973), "Ce Qui M'aiment Prendront Le Train"(1998),"La bûche"(1999)," La Bicyclette Bleu "(2000),"Décalage horaire(Jet Lag)"(2002),and "Fauteuils d'Orchestre"(2006).

The cast of the film is strong, including Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Laura Motante, Claude Brasseur, Christopher Thompson, Annelise Hesme,Dani.

The main plot is about a famous pianist who feels fatigued and suffocated by his daily life. He wants to get out of it. There are some stories develops around this trunk. For instance, there is the topic of the relationship between father and son, and wife and husband. Besides, the film depicts a plain girl how she earns people's respect and her true love. There is also a story about an actress how she employs her talents on the stage, how she expresses her sensitive ideas on interpretation of the play, and how she gets the admiration of an American director in the end.

It seemed a bit complicated on the first sight when I watched the film. Neverthelss,I found out the common point among these stories is that these characters try to search their self-identification and to revive their life. For example, the pianist felt suffocated because he was numb to his life. He didn't know why he had to do the performance anymore. He got lost and felt confused. He said to his wife "Can't we just earn less money and have more voyages?" I think he reveals a lot people's voice. At first,his wife couldn't forgive him,but when she gradually understood how he felt,she gave him the second chance,and it's also the chance for their marriage. I felt very touched and I think the support of the intimate partner in our life is really crucial.

The setting in this film is very splendid. The decoration is luxurious,such as there are a lot of precious colleciton of the gallery. Moreover, the music plays a very important role in the play,it connects the whole film. I like Dani's role a lot. Frankly speaking, Dani's visage is somewhat peculiar,but she has her style. Her character in the film is the buff for rock and roll. She immerged herself in the world of music. She didn't know the beauty of classical music,but she listened to the emotion of the pianist that he expressed in his melody and touched by it in the end. It's rather interesting how music can transform people.