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Look at Me Reviews

2004

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In this savvy, sophisticated family drama, newcomer Marilou Berry puts in a storming performance as Lolita, a sad, sarcastic teenager craving a smattering of attention from her famous father, Etienne Cassard (Bacri). He's a writer, but as far as she's concerned he's self-obsessed to the point of solipsism: he thinks nothing of .. Read more

Starring	Marilou Berry, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Laurent Grévill, Agnes Jaoui
Director	Agnes Jaoui
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  - 3
  Big fat Greek wedding with a reality check....
  
  Remember 'my big fat greek wedding'? This starts off feeling a little like that film but you soon realise that although this features a 'large' ... read more »
  
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  - Pummzie
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Jan 2005 at 17:11
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  - 0
  An OK film...
  
  ... that doesn't really address the central issue of a daughter who seems invible to her father. Plods along nicely but I was left with a 'so what?'... read more »
  
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  - OXON
  - 25 Oct 2011 at 08:01
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  - 2
  Not all French women are thin, then. News to me.
  
  I found this very disappointing and quite boring, and most of it is accompanied by the kind of choral music I cannot bear, so for me, this was a double blow.read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 206 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 11 Jul 2011 at 00:41
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  - 2
  Worst subtitling ever
  
  Sent this back as unwatchable. For every 4 sentences, there's the occasional word subtitled.
  
  Watch subtitled films every week, never before had a... read more »
  
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- - jey
  - 3 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 15 Jan 2011 at 22:58
- - 0
  - 1
  Nothing happens but I still enjoyed it!
  
  Yes,this is a typical French film with very little plot so if you don't like films for their atmosphere or in order to see how characters develop, you can ... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 10 Sep 2010 at 11:13
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  LOOK AT ME
  
  French film concerning the relationship between an aspiring singer and her cruel,self obsessed father and how her attempts to gain his approval damage her ... read more »
  
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  - EDINBURGH
  - 06 Jan 2010 at 15:41
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  - 1
  Good Film
  
  Like many recent French films this is engaging and intelligent. Unlike some french cinema this film doesn't try to fool you or be obtuse. Excellent acting ... read more »
  
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  - Ell1981
  - 169 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Nov 2009 at 12:24
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  look at me
  
  enjoyed this typical french melodrama,males all butch,females mostly too soft,some classical music helps tone,ending charming but not a great movie
  
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  - Epping,Essex
  - 04 Nov 2009 at 22:43
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  Very enjoyable
  
  I really enjoyed this film. The humour is very french and witty. Lots of lovely touches. Characters all realistic.
  
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- - Handel
  - 1 review
  - Ely
  - 07 May 2009 at 15:56
- - 1
  - 0
  Great Bacri-Jaoui
  
  Another feature by the tandem Jaoui-Bacri after the success of 2000 with Le Gout des Autres. The film is a witty comedy of manners that truthfully portrays the ... read more »
  
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  - LeonHarper
  - 49 reviews
  - At the movies
  - 08 Mar 2009 at 13:25
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  Nothing Happens
  
  Zilch, zero, nothing, denada, nowt, that's it; nothing happens! A stereotypical, French, technically, perfectly manufactured film, with the pace of a snail... read more »
  
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- - Cedar
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  - Blyth
  - 20 Oct 2008 at 19:07
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- - 29
  - 3
  Big fat Greek wedding with a reality check....
  
  Remember 'my big fat greek wedding'? This starts off feeling a little like that film but you soon realise that although this features a 'large' ... read more »
  
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  - Pummzie
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Jan 2005 at 17:11
- - 15
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  Abuse of influence
  
  A slow starting movie that makes Hollywood oriented people like me wonder just what is going on. Slowly light begins to dawn - this is not Hollywood this is ... read more »
  
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- - William Johnson
  - leamington
  - 20 May 2005 at 18:36
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  - 5
  Fathers and daughters
  
  As I watched this film I was convinced it had to be directed by a woman, so brilliantly was the essence of male female relationships captured in the script and ... read more »
  
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- - taniasfilms
  - London
  - 10 Apr 2005 at 23:38
- - 13
  - 1
  Witty and irascible.
  
  Fully deserving of its Cannes Film Festival acolade for it's screenplay this film explores the relationships around Etienne, a successful Parisien writer ... read more »
  
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- - oztvc
  - 29 reviews
  - Whitstable
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 14:55
- - 9
  - 2
  A thought look at the problems of fame
  
  This film is for those who appreciate the style of French films that say everything and do very little. It portrays the effects of fame on famous personality&#... read more »
  
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- - milnerv
  - Dorset
  - 02 Apr 2005 at 13:05
- - 4
  - 1
  french frustrations...
  
  Very funny, very French... Anyone whose parents have ever wound them up will enjoy all the family tension in this beautifully crafted study of how we love and ... read more »
  
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  - Highbury, London
  - 24 May 2005 at 18:33
- - 4
  - 1
  Funny and sad in equal measure, beautifully acted
  
  Showing how a self-involved parent can really damage their child, this film is often deeply moving and sad: the father is a successful author married again to a... read more »
  
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  - Totnes
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 09:43
- - 4
  - 1
  BitterSweet
  
  A well observed film, very "french", with a wider appeal than expected. Worth a watch unless you really hate subtitles.
  
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- - Wendy8
  - Surrey
  - 10 Jun 2005 at 19:35
- - 4
  - 2
  A delightful and typically French film.
  
  With top-notch direction by Agnes Jaoui and beautifully acted by the leading players especially Marilou Berry as Lolita, it is easy to feel part of this film ... read more »
  
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- - philjb
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  - Bromsgrove
  - 06 Jan 2006 at 17:29
- - 3
  - 1
  Excellent story
  
  A tale of hypocrisy and love in a very French manner.
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1022 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Jul 2005 at 01:41

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- Look at Me
  
  In this savvy, sophisticated family drama, newcomer Marilou Berry puts in a storming performance as Lolita, a sad, sarcastic teenager craving a smattering of attention from her famous father, Etienne Cassard (Bacri).
  
  He's a writer, but as far as she's concerned he's self-obsessed to the ...