Assayas series nears its end with classic French snoozefest
LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER (FIN AOÛT, DÉBUT SEPTEMBRE) (Olivier Assayas, 1998)
BAMcinématek
30 Lafayette Ave. between Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.
Tuesday, October 26, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15
Series continues through October 28
718-636-4100
www.bam.org
Boring. If you want to spend a few hours watching a bunch of unlikable French people sipping coffee and talking endlessly about things you’ll never care about, then this is the film for you. Even the wonderful Jeanne Balibar, the star of the magnificent VA SAVOIR (Jacques Rivette, 2001), can’t save this mess about an older writer whom you’ll hate. Assayas is one of those hit-or-miss directors; this one plain stinks. The film is part of the BAMcinématek series Post-Punk Auteur, which concludes with 2007’s BOARDING GATE on October 27 and the 2008 documentary ELDORADO / CREATION on October 28.