
Lolita, plump, in her 20s, desperately wants her father's attention. He's egotistical, a famous writer and publisher with an attractive wife little older than Lolita. She's in a choir, rehearsing for a concert; she's given her father a tape, which he's yet to listen to. Sylvia, a voice coach, is willing to help the group, knowing she'll have a chance to get her husband's new novel in front of Lolita's father. For Lolita, this is a pattern: people pay attention to her to gain ... (Full plot summary below)
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Lolita, plump, in her 20s, desperately wants her father's attention. He's egotistical, a famous writer and publisher with an attractive wife little older than Lolita. She's in a choir, rehearsing for a concert; she's given her father a tape, which he's yet to listen to. Sylvia, a voice coach, is willing to help the group, knowing she'll have a chance to get her husband's new novel in front of Lolita's father. For Lolita, this is a pattern: people pay attention to her to gain access to him, something she fears is the intent of Sébastien, a struggling journalist who may become her boyfriend. The night of the concert, the music may bring out everyone's feelings.
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| Washington PostDesson ThomsonThe characters exude moral three-dimensionality; they're not built to behave or please us. They're not bound by that inflexible Hollywood contract to modify their lives and morals just in time for the ending. |
| BBC.comAdrian HenniganA wonderfully witty and observant comedy-drama. |
| Film ThreatMichael FerraroSadly, too much focus is spent on showing character traits that any kind of coherent story or compassion for characters is destroyed. |
| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinOne of the many marvels of this keenly observed family saga is the rapidness and economy with which it establishes a disturbing father-daughter dynamic. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey"Look at Me" is a wholesome work of fully rounded dramaturgy that spins on a gyroscope of sustained emotional momentum. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovThe film's reputation on the arthouse circuit precedes it, and rightfully so. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterThe self-involved characters in this emotionally smart, beautifully acted and uncommonly insightful film help us look at ourselves. |
| Orlando WeeklySteve SchneiderThough it's verbose and cynical in the typical French fashion, the movie is well-acted. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatLook at Me is a well-written and brilliantly acted French drama about the sharp edges of celebrityhood and criticism in the literary world. |
| european-films.netBoyd van HoeijComme une image will linger in the mind long after the end-credits have disappeared. |