Reflections by Christian-Jacques Christian-Jacques tells us four different stories. Different genres, different realities, different people.
1/ The statuette of Osiris brings together a once very close couple. They give themselves a chance to dream about how they would have a relationship. Pierre Brasser and Edwidge Feyer sweetly reveal the essence of their characters, missing the main thing.
Thanks to their acting talent, this viscous and not too dynamic story acquires tension and dynamism.
2/ A funeral can be the most extravagant reason to break up a relationship. The hero François Perrier is famous, rich and seeks to abruptly end relations with ladies. But his latest rupture crosses all boundaries. Everything turns into a farce, and the funeral becomes a place to clarify the relationship.
3/ After melodrama and buffoon comedy, we find ourselves in the universe of noir. Gerard Philippe was sent to a psychiatric hospital by his beloved. Now he's gone. The police are looking for him and suspect him of brutal murders.
It's time to beat the "Mist Embankment." He hides and meets her on the waterfront. She is sad and wants to die, but they have one story ahead of them.
After this novella, the opinion about the film by Christian-Jacques changes dramatically. Gerard and the director of the tape showed too high a level.
4/ After a brutal story, the cute singing of street chansonnier turns out to be a calibrated contrast and a sweet ending to the tape. This is already a satirical story about the lives of several little people: a boring widow, a lonely policeman (Blieu) and a street rascal.
Trying to please the lady, the hero Bernard Blier introduces her to the musician without even assuming the consequences.
It's hard to put these stories together.
I assume that each of them is an unmade film for different reasons. Each of them contains a set of reflections from the director of the tape and a collection of powerful acting performances. François Perrier, Pierre Brasser, Yves Montand and Gerard Philippe show the true class
8 out of 10