Francesca Comencini – Annabelle partagée AKA Annabelle Divided (1991)
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A little-known French romantic drama from the early ’90s that seems to have achieved a little notoriety for a couple of explicit, seemingly unsimulated sex scenes. Here’s the review I wrote for the film on imdb (still the only one there!) when I was a teenager:
When I found this film on an old VHS at the university film library, I didn’t know what to expect. I had never heard of the director, never heard of any of the actors, indeed, never heard of the film.
It’s hard to find words to describe it. The only comparison I can think of is, perhaps, a song by The Cure – an emotionally touching, beautiful tale of love, that is filled with a sense of melancholy and moodiness, and yet never falls into melodrama or self-pity.
Some might find the sex a little explicit. But then again, this is a film about relationships, relationships that consist of little more than sex… it only seems natural that the intimacy should be given its fair share of screen time. Still, the sex never threatens to overwhelm the rest of the film – this is no ‘soft-porn’ dressed up as art, by any means.
Anybody who has ever felt isolated or lonely should get something out of this film. Delphine Zingg’s beauty is matched by the gentle, sometimes removed, camera-work; the dialogue, while at times dense and philosophical, nevertheless has its own beauty.
From what I’m aware, this film hasn’t even been released on DVD. Francesca Comencini doesn’t seem to have directed anything else of note, and Zingg has only acted in a handful of movies. I would strongly recommend getting your hands on this film, somehow… so you too can join me in wondering why Annabelle Partagee is still such an unknown masterpiece.
DVD Source: VHS, DVD5
DVD Format: PAL
DVD Audio: Stereo, AC3
Program: Unknown
Menus: Untouched
Video: Untouched
Audio: Untouched
DVD extras: Untouched
https://nitro.download/view/58C84B6FE492401/Annabelle_Divided.rar
Language:French
Subtitles:English hard
hi would it be possible to reupload this film please? thank you
done..
Yet another title we would likely never have known of, but for the fine work of COTW !
Contrary to the quoted review, IMDB has a substantial filmography for this director, although much of it leans towards documentaries and tv work, which may not have gotten exported much beyond portions of the Eurosphere.