I have had the pleasure of seeing Merci Docteur Rey twice - as opening night film of the Brooklyn International Film Festival and as closing night film of the Newfest (New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival). Both times I saw it, I loved it, maybe even more so the second time, because the audience was absolutely wild with delight. The movie is a really smart, hip take on analysis and family drama, and it's obviously made by people who were having a ball! Dianne Wiest is a hoot as a mad mother. Jane Birkin has the role of her life, and all the others are right-on. I would recommend this film to teenagers and adults alike. It's loopy and even sort of sweet.
Review of Merci Docteur Rey
