Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
- warm
- tender
Warm, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
How every film is hand-scored →16 years old Shlomi lives with his restless mother, his soldier brother and their ill grandfather. Although not doing well in school, Shlomi is a gifted cook and takes care of most household chores. One day, the school's principal finds out Shlomi is actually a genius and tries to get him into a more suitable curriculum. However, Shlomi is more interested in taking care of his family and his new love interest, the beautiful girl next door.
Our read · Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003) reads as a warm, steady, grounded comedy · drama · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
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The shape of Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
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