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Audience Member What did RT see in this one? For me it was a poor script with holes all through it and deadpan acting with no really emotional truth... and the director did nothing to help it. The only reason this even got notice is because Geraldine Chaplin was in it and we got to see some pole dancing. Sorry to be so negative but this was a major disappointment. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review walter m At a critical point in his relationship with Claire(Chiara Mastroianni), Martin(Mathieu Demy, who also wrote and directed) gets the news that his estranged mother has died in Los Angeles where he now has to dispose of her personal effects and repatriate her remains back to France. He is met at the airport in Los Angeles by Linda(Geraldine Chaplin), his mother's caretaker/friend, who does not share her friend's fond opinion of Lola, a longtime friend of the family's. On the plus side, "Americano" is highly evocative and Matheiu Demy definitely knows his way around a movie camera, what with his eye for detail and the tracking shots. A particular highlight of which is the sequence involving the Doors' 'L.A. Woman.' And that's not to mention all the movie has to say on the subject of the unfairness of the United States' immigration policy. But just as much, Demy can be his own worst enemy sometimes, not just because of his off-putting screen presence. See, it appears that Martin might not be the only one suffering from a Madonna/whore complex at a point in the movie where once it gets to its destination it hardly knows what to do with itself next except possibly circle the drain. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Ni Salma Hayek la salva Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Odd movie. French director Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A fair movie where moments of music and non-diagetic sounds interact quite nicely with film, but don't expect an epiphany. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A filmmaker's document from the heart and with flaws, about art, borders, parents, childhood and freedom. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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