Carla is an almost deaf office
employee who is very good at lip-reading. She is lonely. One day, she is
charged with hiring a new worker. She meets Paul, an ex-convict, and finds him
strangely compelling. She hires him and the two become friends, but their
relationship develops into something more. Suddenly, Carla finds herself
working with Paul on a new criminal enterprise.
Read My Lips is the breakthrough
film for French auteur Jacques Audiard,
who also wrote and directed the fantastic films The Beat
That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet,
and Rust
and Bone. He works with his frequent collaborators composer Alexandre
Desplat and production designer Michel Barthelemy,
while Mathieu
Vadepied serves as the film’s director of photography.
Read My Lips is a great thriller
that also works as a twisted romantic tale. It is a starting point for those
looking to check out one of France’s best filmmakers, as it showcases Audiard’s
skill for matching performance with aesthetic visual style. His films have a
great realism, dramatic emotion, and panache.
Trailer: Here
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