Saturday, October 25, 2008

Jules and Jim

This really is just a sheerly delightful film, particularly the first half, which is nigh on perfect; but it deepens and really sticks in the latter part, as things become increasingly occluded and the relationship between Jules, Jim and Catherine become ever more entangled. It's a carefully crafted ode to the ephemeral, a film primarily of spirit rather than intellect or heart, and I liked it very much.