Je vous trouve très beau (France, 2005)

☆☆☆☆

It's good to watch movies that you think are not very good but turn out to be much more than you expected. After having seen Changement d'Adresse, this second French comedy was equally impressive. This is a comedy about a farmer, Aymé (played by Michel Blanc) who after his divorce decides to look for a new wife. He is thinking more in practical terms: there is too much work to do at the farm for only one person to handle. He somehow gets in contact with a "mariage agency". The only hic is that these "wives" come from Roumania. After some hesitation, Aymé travels to Roumania to do some interview with potential wife candidates. After choosing Eleena, she goes with him to France leaving behind her child in Bucarest. Troubles start when Aymé hides Eleena's true identity and when he becomes jealous of Eleena because she talks to the few neighbours there are in the village.

I was surprised by this film because is simple, but the it is a very original story. It's in between a comedy and a drama because we get to the living conditions of Eleena's relatives in Bucarest. But all in all, it's a truly original movie.