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the movies
Isabelle Huppert and Miou Miou play two women whose friendship grows stronger than their
marriages.
Life at heart of friendship
"Entre Nous," ("Between Us")
Diane Kurys' 1983 Oscar
nominated film, is an affecting
and affectionate study of the im
penetrable bond of friendship
between two women.
French actresses Miou Miou
and Isabelle Huppert portray
Madeleine and Lena, two
housewives who meet purely by
circumstance in 1952 at their
children's school's Christmas
recital. Almost immediately they
become best friends, and
together they share their
dramatic World War II ex
periences: Madeleine, an artist,
had lost her husband during the
war in a freak accident, and
Lena had escaped from a con
centration camp through the ef
forts of a kind Jewish soldier
who later became her husband.
Radically different women,
they have radically different
husbands. Personally my sym
pathies lie with Michel (Guy
Marchand), the man who
rescued Lena from the camp
and helped her escape to Italy.
The owner of a small garage,
Michel is a kind, doting father
who loves to roughhouse with
his daughters. Still, he has a nar
row view of women in society.
Madeleine's husband is Costa
(Jean-Pierre Bacri), an aspiring
actor who wheels and deals for
finances in the interim between
jobs. While his problems don't
lie with women in society and
the family, Costa isn't perfect:
He cheats everyone he deals
with. He's a seedy chap, but
Madeleine seems to really love
him — until he cheats her too.
Set against these sticky family
situations is the challenge to the
two women of turning 30 and
trying to maintain a level of in
dependence and individualism
— in the '50s.
Writer-director Kurys keeps
this tale propelled forward
without missing out on the
drama of the story. She lets the
relationship carry the film:
focusing on the shared
moments of happiness, sorrow,
elation and decision following
the family events each ex
periences singly.
Miou Miou, a strikingly
beautiful actress, brings to
Madeleine (he strength and
conviction she represents, both
as an artist and an independent
woman. The stronger of the two
friends, Madeleine is the first to
make decisions which Lena
shies away from; Madeleine
seems to push Lena into taking
steps that lead to the unknown,
but at the same time she injects
the concern that gives those
pushes the air of rightness.
Huppert portrays Lena as one
who is slowly, carefully feeling
her way into Madeleine's brave
new world of independence.
Lena has the genuine caution of
one who is timid about ap
proaching the unknown.
Hupert skillfully documents the
growth of self confidence and
inner strength in one woman as
she takes control of her life.
Kurys doesn't make Costa and
Michel out to be total villains,
but she's not overly sympathetic
either. Michel is indeed fearful
about his faltering marriage,
and he begins to act almost
paranoid as his wife's relation
ship with Madeleine progresses;
he finally accuses her of les
bianism. The validity of his
claim is questionable; the film is
intentionally ambiguous about
that aspect of the relationship.
On the other hand Costa is
much more understanding than
he first appears. He may treat
business with less than
honorable scruples, but he
gives Madeleine the freedom
she requests and thrives on.
However visible the men are
in the film, the heart of the story
lies in the relationship between
the two women. Their relation
ship is strong and unique. It is
explored with honesty and
depth.
"Entre Nous" ends on a sober,
reflective note that rings with
the pain of truth. The choice
could not have been made,
however, without the growth
and support provided by the
unique friendship. The life
Madeleine and Lena give each
other is a gift that touches them
both to the soul. The film works
in much the same way.
Sean Axmaker
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