记忆的小巷

TheeventsofanordinarysummerintheParissuburbs,butgivenamelancholy,dream-likeeerinessinthissuperbensemblepiecebynewdirectorMikhaëlHers.<br/>　　MikhaëlHershasbeenoneofFrance'smosthotly-tippednewdirectorseversincehismedium-lengthensemblepiecesPrimroseHillandMontparnasse-filmslargelyaboutyoungpeoplewalkingandtalking,butwithamagicalcontemplativeatmospherealltheirown.Stretchingouttofulllength,MemoryLaneconfirmsHers'sutterlydistinctivesignature.VerylooselyresemblingaslackertakeontheEricRohmertradition,Hers'sfilmfollowstheevents-orspacesbetweenevents-ofonesummerinParisanditsoutskirts,experiencedbyagroupofyoungpeopleandrememberedmelancholicallyatacoupleofmonths'distance.Twosistersworryabouttheirfather'sillness;ayoungmanquietlyunravels;othercharactersfallinlove,orrehearsetheirindiebandinaschoolcourtyard.Littlehappens,exceptthequietmomentsoftogethernessthatareHers'speciality,andyetMemoryLanesomehowcreatesauniquelyhauntingsenseofthingsbeingsomehowoutoftimewhileprofoundlyinthepresent.Anappealingcast-includingone-timeRohmerplayerMarieRivière-enhancetheminor-keydistinctivenessofthissuperbdebutfeature.