“Scarlet”- A fable [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Scarlet” is a poetic fairy tale, often floating like the red sails the heroine longs for. Directed by Pietro Marcello (“Martin Eden”) and co-written with Maurizio Braucci, Maud Ameline and Geneviève Brisac, it is loosely based on Aleksandr Grin’s novel “Scarlet Sails.” Watching this film is like reading a lovely, lyrical elegy with a beginning as enigmatic as its ending. Raphaël Thiéry as Raphaël with baby Juliette. Photo courtesy of Kino Lorber. Raphaël has returned from the trenches of the first world war, grizzled, battle scarred and weary. He arrives in his village only to discover that his beloved wife Marie has died, leaving behind a baby girl, Juliette, in the care of Madame Adeline. Sympathetic to his plight, she allows him to stay with his daughter, asking only that he help out in exchange for their board. Totally lost, unaware of the circumstances of his wife’s untimely death, she helps him maneuver the obstacles in front of him. He is a talented woodworker and she finds him work. As we watch his adjustment, his struggle to survive and his love for Juliette, she grows into a loving and lovely young lady. The story is rife with secrets, villains, witches and…
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