Two new movies to watch for you

I’ve had the best time lately watching movies.
Usually, there is nothing to watch whatsoever. Nothing. You go to movies because you actually want to watch a decent thing, but you get a pack of couple “the world is dying from something and only this guy can save us” pictures, one cartoon at a time, one melodramatic “look how this couple struggles” and a very bad comedy about drunk people doing something nasty. You can enjoy it but eventually, it just feels that you watched that already. Actors are same, the plot is the same (the camera work is getting marvelous, so no complaints here). And I’m dying to see a life-affirming movie about people around me. Not about how bad it is to live here or there, and not about superheroes. I honestly need positive, humorous, thrilling movie from time to time. If you need that too, then look no more, here are two movies that you would love.
1. Knock.

Doctor Knock and a post officer are chilling together, movie “Knock”

The first one is about an attractive (“grande” and skin like ebonite) doctor with shady past who comes to an old-school village somewhere in France. People in the village are healthy, happy and they don’t need a doctor, or they just don’t think they do? Anyway, the young doctor convinces them to take greater care of health and falls in love with a young girl, too.

What I loved about this movie, is that it was 100% fun. I watched it with an original sound, in French with subtitles, but regardless I get the jokes, it’s easy hilarious and not shovelling-it-in-your-throat funny. Just to draw a picture: a wealthy lady with a face covered in whale grease, always drunk post officer finally gets a moto and breaks it while being finally sober, a couple that owns a local restaurant is having a morning side hustle together because no one goes to their restaurants in mornings anyway.

Each plot twist took me by surprise, I couldn’t guess it, and it also doesn’t have a strong evil antagonist who wants to ruin everything, but each character is believable and amusing.

2. Le Redoutable

Here is Anne, she is the voice of the movie “Le Redoutable”

I watched it first, actually, but it has a bit of tragedy in it and didn’t leave me with an optimistic aftertaste as the movie “Knock” did. Although, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. If you watch it in the original with subtitles, you might want to invest some time getting some of Godard’s puns, they are delightful.

The best shot in the entire movie is not shown even a little bit in its trailer, it’s (spoiler!) when Godard himself and his young wife are walking around their house naked and discussing on how modern cinema is showing naked people for no reason, not even for the plot. I’m pretty sure, that these movie producers were having so much fun.

Three people and a red flag, Godard is supposed to be on the right

If you watched some of Godard movies (and I’ve had that experience myself) you’ll see a bunch of art techniques from his old and popular movies. It almost feels like cracking up a puzzle, when each shot is a reference.

I happen to read about the student revolution in France, 1968 and adored how colorful and juicy it can be described. By the way, you might want to get a music playlist from the movie, it’s refreshing.

If you happen to know more positive and relaxing films just like those two, please, share!