Macadam Stories (French: Asphalte) is a 2015 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Samuel Benchetrit, and based on the first volume of Benchetrit's autobiography Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte. The film was selected to be screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Improbable encounters bring tenderness, laughter and compassion to a world of urban alienation.
F: We went to watch this movie at Cinema Ideal in Lisbon, the oldest cinema in Lisbon. It has 110 years of existence. This cinema tries to preserve that "Barrio movie theater" feeling with its foyer, balcony and audience area. If you're traveling around Lisbon make sure you check it at: http://www.cinemaideal.pt/ We arrived some minutes late for the screening of this movie, and when we sat down, the depressed character, Sternkowitz, was with his hand up, explaining to this large group of neighbors why he was refusing to pay for the new elevator on his building, he was the only one refusing this change and for that he got forbidden on using it. The comedy here and the looks of Sternkowitz just got my attention immediately.
F: The characters in this movie are really interesting and the story is told in a way that you will soon feel like you are also a resident in that building. I think everything was going great until the scene where the astronaut phones NASA. That took away a bit of the realism in the movie, because it was a very silly phone call, and the acting of Michael Pitt seemed a bit odd also. Nevertheless, I enjoyed everything in the movie, and found some scenes brilliant, like, for example: the mysterious sound that everyone hears and which everyone has a theory about, the apathy of the stoner dudes, Sternkowitz and the nurse photo session, the title of Jeanne Meyer movie... there's so many things I like in this movie.
K: I also love everything about this film; the cast, the photography, the dialogues. You still have a chance to go watch this one at Cinema Ideal. It's on until the 17th of August.
If you know French, watch the interview with Samuel Benchetrit below:
Krasnaya's Scores : 90/100
Freddy's Score: 86/100
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