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dave s 03/13/2022 Lolita (Marilou Berry) is a talented aspiring singer with a significant self-esteem problem, in part due to weight issues and in part due to her relationship with her father, a famous writer who takes every opportunity to offer disparaging remarks about her weight while providing no encouragement for her singing career. Despite moving along at a predictable rate and offering no real surprises, Look at Me is a pleasant enough story about the obstacles one must overcome to fulfill their dreams (in Lolita's case, the fact that those around her use her to gain access to her father and his considerable influence) and the disappointments we may have in those we are supposed to love. The film is filled with interesting dichotomies and, while it's not particularly memorable, it's certainly entertaining. See more 06/19/2014 I liked it, not sure why. Verisimilitude perhaps. See more 01/02/2014 An interesting film about a young woman struggling with the fact her father is a famous writer and everyone seems to take interest in her only to better reach her father. See more Frances H 04/17/2013 Not a very pleasant or even absorbing film, but the message of the selfishness that fame can cause in those who achieve it is a true and thoughtful one.I liked the ending. See more 10/05/2012 French melodrama about a young opera singer, and the relationships she has with her family and friends. Lolita is young, talented and overweight, but the very thing that holds her down is the inferiority complex she has because of her father's fame. Lolita believes everybody around her is only interested in her father's success, including all her boyfriends. It is indeed that weird bond between them two the true motor of this movie, love and jealousy, admiration and envy, rejection and fear of failure are cleverly mixed in this light melodrama that has been marketed for some reason as a comedy. There are indeed touches of humour all over but they feel like a contrast with Lolita's struggle and disappointment. There is also the interesting sideline of Lolita's teacher and her husband. They impersonate a couple that is being rebranded and redefined by the success of the man's latest novel. This newly acquired status of "famous" changes their objectives, their friends and ultimately their relationship. It is an original film about the meaning of success but without the archetypes Hollywood got us used to. The characters feel real, not made up and they all evolve in a believable way realising their mistakes and learning from them but without making a fuss. This is touching, easy to follow story and an honest film. See more 03/03/2012 Uno dei film più divertenti che io abbia mai visto. See more Read all reviews

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