This is a first for me; a film post! I love the idea of watching films, but in reality it doesn’t happen much because I was blessed with the attention span of a toddler and no matter how good the film, I end up fidgeting and missing bits,
however, this doesn’t mean I don’t take an interest and I have an ever-growing list of films I’d love to see, especially when they feature an actress I admire; and for that reason I introduce “Beautiful Lies” starring the gorgeous Audrey Tatou, probably best known for Amelie fame.

The film follows Emilie (Audrey) who receives a love letter which she initially casts off, but then after seeing the anguish that her mother is going through with the breakup of her marriage decides to rewrite the letter and send it to her mother. This then backfires as her mother, totally transformed by the words of love, spirals into a quirky and hilarious love-triangle full of comedic Genius!

 30-year-old Emilie runs a hairdressing salon, and provides an endless stream of well-meaning advice to her clients and friends…

Sadly the one person she can’t seem to help is Maddy, her mother, who has given up the will to live since being left by her husband, who is now getting married to a much younger woman.

Jean, a young man who works for Emilie is secretly in love with her but a pathological shyness prevents him from declaring his feelings. Finally, unable to contain himself, he opens his heart in a passionate anonymous letter.

Emilie, entirely untouched by this secret confession love letter expresses her disinterest by throwing away the letter in front of the bashful Jean; But later, terrified to see her mother slipping deeper and deeper into despair, Emilie concocts a crazy plan: she’ll change the name at the top of the letter and send it to Maddy.

Deeply touched by this beautiful declaration of love, Maddy rediscovers the will to live and begins to watch for the mail. While she’s over the moon to see her mother returning to life, Emile is fully aware of the problems that lie ahead. Not only must she supply Maddy with more love letters, she must also find someone willing to play the author.

“Delightful, frothy, funny and romantic…”

Harvey Marcus, Marie Claire

Is this something you’ll be planning to see? I’m determined to actually go to the cinema this time rahter than wait for the DVD which I can stop and start as required (er, I started watching a film four months ago and still haven’t finished it!)

And yesterday’s outfit. Just because I had to toss it in there somewhere.

…Almost at the weekend folk!

xxxx

Many thanks to Stuart for the photos and inforomation.