Year of Release: 2019
Director: Jeremy Clapin
Starring: Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois, Patrick d'Assumçao, Alfonso Arfi, Hichem Mesbah, Myriam Loucif, Bellamine Abdelmalek
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Score out of ten (whole numbers only): 8
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Synopsis and Review:
After a few short features, "J'ai Perdu Mon Corps/I Lost My Body", is director Jeremy Clapin's feature length directorial debut. The film focuses on the story of Naoufel, a young man who works as a pizza delivery boy. He lost his parents in a tragic accident when he was a child, and makes ends meet with that paltry job, co-sharing a room in a small apartment. After suffering an accident in one of his deliveries, Naoufel still goes to the client's address to deliver the pizza, and becomes enamored by the woman he hears talking through the speaker of the building. He quickly learns she works in a library, and after tracking her down, volunteers to become an apprentice to her uncle, a somewhat older, and lonely carpenter, all in the hopes of knowing her better. All the while the film also tracks the fate of a lonely, severed hand, who escapes a medical facility, and moves across the city to get to its destination.
"J'ai Perdu Mon Corps/I Lost My Body" is a film made of memories, sounds and connections. The central character who lost his parents in a tragic accident, revisits his memories through tapes of sounds he recorded when he was a child. It brings him closer to the sweet and painful memories that inhabit his daily existence. His fear of connections somehow is shattered when he hears Gabrielle, and somehow her voice, her defiant and caring voice spark something in him. Parallel to Naoufel's journey, the director captures the odyssey of the severed hand, trying to reunite with its body. It's a convoluted journey, filled with perils, something that doesn't faze that fragile and resilient hand. It's a nice balance to the journey that the hero is going through - he's opening up to someone in the hopes of being complete, while the hand is returning to its body in the hopes of being completed. It's a beautifully told film, with a great animation and aesthetic. The score from Dan Levy is equally impeccable, while the voice talent is solidly cast. Worth watching.
"J'ai Perdu Mon Corps/I Lost My Body" is a film made of memories, sounds and connections. The central character who lost his parents in a tragic accident, revisits his memories through tapes of sounds he recorded when he was a child. It brings him closer to the sweet and painful memories that inhabit his daily existence. His fear of connections somehow is shattered when he hears Gabrielle, and somehow her voice, her defiant and caring voice spark something in him. Parallel to Naoufel's journey, the director captures the odyssey of the severed hand, trying to reunite with its body. It's a convoluted journey, filled with perils, something that doesn't faze that fragile and resilient hand. It's a nice balance to the journey that the hero is going through - he's opening up to someone in the hopes of being complete, while the hand is returning to its body in the hopes of being completed. It's a beautifully told film, with a great animation and aesthetic. The score from Dan Levy is equally impeccable, while the voice talent is solidly cast. Worth watching.
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