Watching the interactions between the dads and daughters, between the two men, and between the two teenagers is quite entertaining and exceedingly believable. The girls aren't nearly as taken with the serenity as their dads seem to be.īoth dads are loving and protective of their daughters, though the usual teenager-parent squabbles occur regularly. The only neighbor is an elderly gentleman and his roaming dog. The house is a bit rustic and neglected, has spotty (at best) internet, includes a family burial plot, and is miles from town. This third iteration, directed by Jean-Francois Richet (who co-wrote the adapted screenplay with Lisa Azuelos) does credit Berri, and returns the material to where it's a better fit.īest friends Antoine and Laurent take their teenage daughters Louna and Marie (who are also best friends) on holiday to Antoine's childhood home in the Corsica countryside. Perhaps that's how Berri preferred it, since Donen's BLAME IT ON RIO was atrocious and nearly unwatchable despite a cast that included Michael Caine and a 21 year old Demi Moore. In 1984, director Stanley Donen's (SINGIN' IN THE RAIN) final feature film was an Americanized remake that inexplicably left Mr. In 1977, French Producer-Writer-Director-Actor Claude Berri directed a film version of his own original screenplay entitled IN A WILD MOMENT.
Reviewed by ferguson-6 6 / 10 wears it well How long will the secret be able to be kept hidden? âHappy_Evil_Dude Without revealing her lover's name, Louna confides in her father, who tries by any means to discover who his daughter's lover is. Louna is in love, but for Laurent it was nothing more than a momentary distraction.
One evening at the beach, Louna seduces Laurent. Antoine and Laurent, old friends, spend their vacation in Corsica with their respective daughters: seventeen-year-old Louna and eighteen-year-old Marie.