Les Marchands
2013 · 1h 50m · Drama
Skip it unless you're in the mood for experimental theater that prioritizes philosophical abstraction over narrative clarity. The gap between voice-over and silent action sounds intriguing on paper, but without any critical validation or cast/director reputation to lean on, this is a risky pick for a casual movie night.
Plot
The originality of the show lies in the gap between the narrative provided by the voice-over (omnipresent) and the visible, concrete actions played on stage by the characters in an almost silent film: their play, sometimes very poetic, transcends narration. As a result, not only is the spectator's emotion intense, but the philosophical reflection on the meaning (s) of the work emerges: since Man sells his thought, his body, his time, in exchange for a salary, since he is constantly in exchange, barter, link, is he a "merchant"? What is he walking towards?
Director: Julien Bechara
Cast: Saadia Bentaïeb, Agnès Berthon, Lionel Codino, Angelo Dello Spedale, Roland Monod
