Max the romantic protagonist is planning a marriage investigating a murder chasing after a lost love and getting bizarrely hooked up with a mystery girl. Switching between time women chic cafes and beautiful Parisian apartments Mimouni's film makes the most of its deliriously romantic setting whilst effortlessly unravelling an intricate and unpredictable plot which playfully ties its lovelorn characters up in knots as it races along to a heady conclusion.
From start to finish, L" Appartement keeps you enthralled with its emotional and intellectual twists and turns.
Without wanting to give any of the plots away as it would spoil the films mind blowing climax, 'Max' overhears the telephone conversation of an old flame whilst in a café, but when he goes to approach her she has already gone. Worrying about what he overheard her saying and also feeling that he must find her in order to establish what went wrong in the relationship he is taken on a journey that duly leads to intrigue and murder.
You find yourself embroiled in the intrigue, all the while urging 'Max' on; this is mostly due to the cleverly constructed flashbacks of his time with "Lisa" the love of his life.
I originally saw it about 5 years ago and was completely blown away by it, its intellect is truly outstanding, this is a must see for intelligent viewers who seek more from a film than the run of the mill.
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