L'Iceberg
By Caroline Planque
Posted
July 16,
2007
A modest and refreshing
story about a woman’s aspirations and dreams away from her daily
life, husband, and kids. L’Iceberg reminds us that too
often, we let ourselves be swallowed by the routine of our
lives. Directed by Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, and Bruno Romy,
this Belgian feature takes us from the suburbs of
Brussels to the coastal village of Barfleur in Normandy as we
follow the steps of Fiona, a fast-food restaurant manager, whose
life changes forever after she locks herself accidentally one
night in the walk-in fridge of her restaurant. Her wake-up call
occurs the next morning as she realizes upon getting home that
neither her husband nor her children ever noticed she was
missing. She then decides to leave and embark on a quest to
bring a greater meaning to her life, altering forever the lives
of her loved ones.
Fiona Gordon, one
of the directors, as well as the main actress, won the audience
award for best actress at the 2006 Seattle International Film
Festival.
Highly poetic and colorful,
L’Iceberg borrows from both the mime Marcel Marceau and
Jacques Tati’s style, offering a unique comedy with a twist of
melancholy as we watch the characters suddenly fighting to
reclaim a part of themselves they had forgotten.
L’Iceberg opened on
July 13, 2007 at the Northwest Film Forum and is
to be followed on July 18 by a retrospective of Jacques Tati’s
films through August 16. For more information:
www.nwfilmforum.org
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