I probably mistaken this film with another, previously. But now I was glad because of that. This movie definitely will enter my personal collection for many various reasons. One of them is because it does not follow typical ending for Hollywood movies.

"Evening" is an adaptation from a novel by Susan Minot, who also worked on the screenplay, telling the story of a near dying old woman, Ann Grant. She mentioned a name -- Harris -- from her past summer, when she was an honour bridemaid of her friend, Lyla Wittenborn. The story sets in different place and time in flash-forward style (my favourite). Being in her own house at present and in a high-society village near the ocean, this movie also use atmospheric soundtracks that might transfer your imagination to such an era.

Ann's daughters, Connie and Nina, learn something from their mother remembrance while struggle with their own life. Connie is a two child mother, while Nina is a restless woman tied with a boyfriend. While from Ann's past, two other characters are Lyla's brother Buddy and a son of old family housekeeper (now a respectable MD) Harris. Love quadruple works magically here; Buddy crushed on Ann, Harris is Lyla true love, and Harris-Ann emotional string.

What is the moral here? I personally like when old Lyla visited Ann and said "There's no such things as a mistake. Life just goes on." Afterall, we learn something from this life, don't we? That makes us stronger.

The second time I saw Audrey Tautou film, after "Amelie", and I still fall in love with her. Well... perhaps because she is so sexy speaking in French, but after all, isn't that French the sexiest language on Earth?

Though the moral of the story itself can be questioned, you still can enjoy how this young man, Jean (Gad Elmaleh), try to win the heart of Irene (Audrey Tautou). Mistakenly seen as a wealthy businessman, Jean is a shy waiter in a luxurious hotel, while Irene gets her living as a gold digger. But as easily expected, his true identity is uncovered by mistake. Then the game start to roll.

Since Jean already find his true love, he never want to loose her. He try so hard to get her back, even win her at the same game she plays. Some funnies situation arise from this, while Jean try to manage his double life at the same time. Not a really enjoyable life, but for entertainment purposes, who cares?

If you like to watch this movie, keep in mind the last point I mentioned above. Surely we can discuss overnight about moral of the story, but I decided to make it short for my limited time of watching movies. Moreover, I like foreign movies, especially ones with their original language.

Etes-vous d'accord avec moi ?