Resembling nothing so much as a contemporary genre riff on a typical bodice-ripper, Rendez-Vous seems oblivious to the likelihood that a highly implausible romance that isn’t actually a comedy risks courting ridicule. Narrowly saved from that fate by a singularly strange shift in tone late in the final act, Dutch filmmaker Antoinette Beumer’s latest female-centric family drama may find adherents at home, but will need more than good will to travel very far beyond broadcast bookings.
In a set-up resembling a less-charming version of A Year in Provence that’s instead been transplanted to the eastern region of France, Dutch couple Simone (Loes Haverkort) and Eric (Mark van Eeuwen), along with their two kids, relocate to a countryside farmhouse formerly owned by Simone’s recently deceased mother with plans for renovating the decrepit structure and opening a rustic B&B. Eric, having quit his demanding day job, has taken on the overwhelming task of structural renewal, while Simone is preoccupied with plans for decorating and looking after young Suzanne (Evi van der Laken) and Bastian (Bobby van Vieuten).
Rendez-Vous 2015 Movie HD -Adult Only-
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July 12, 2018
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