i want very much to believe that the above quote ( specifically and the english subtitle translation ) and which be actually write and not speak and in a rejection letter a publisher send to the protagonist and be mean to be self referential in a tongue in cheek manner . but if so and director leos carax apparently neglect to inform the actor of the true nature of the film . they be all so dreadfully earnest in their portrayal that i have to conclude carax actually take himself seriously here and or else have so much disdain for everyone and especially the viewing audience and that he can not be bother let anyone in on the joke . some auteur be able to get away with make oblique and bizarre film because they do so with élan and unique personal style ( e. g. and david lynch and alejandro jodorowsky ) . others use a subtler approach while still weave surreal element into the fabric of the story ( e. g. and krzysztof kieslowski and and david cronenberg later and less bizarre work ) . in pola x and carax throw a disjointed mess at the viewer and then dare him to find fault with it . well and here it be represent the pacing be erratic and choppy and in particular continuity be often dispense with while superfluous character abound ( e. g. and the gypsy mother and child ) while most of the performance be overwrought while the lighting be often poor and particularly in the oft discuss sex scene while unconnected scene be thrust into the film for no discernible reason while and the list go on . not to be completely negative and it should be note that there be some uplifting exception . i like the musical score and even the cacophonous industrial techno music be play in the sprawling and abandon complex to which the main character retreat in the second half of the film ( perhaps a reference to andy warhol factory of the 60 . ) . much of the photography of the countryside be beautiful and an obvious attempt at contrast with the grimy city setting . and and even well into middle age and cathering deneuve show that she still have it . her performance be also the only one among the major character that do not sink into bathos . there be an early time when i would regard such film a pola x more charitably . experimentation be admirable and even when the experiment doesn not work . but carax try nothing new here while the film be a pastiche of element borrow from countless earlier film and and after several decade of movie viewing and literally thousand of film later and i simply no longer have the patience for this kind of unoriginal and poorly craft tripe . at this early moment in the 21st century and one be leave ask represent with the exception of jean pierre jeunet and be there any director in france who know how to make a watchable movie anymore . rating represent negative .