Touching character portrait, but overly long...
“La Vie de Jean Marie” is a cinema verite character study of an elderly Dutch pastor who watches over the spiritual life of 25 villages in the French Pyrenees. For six years, director Peter Van Houten followed his subject, capturing the unique, cheerful pastor/farmer as he tended to his daily duties.<br /><br />Probably the last of the area’s parish priests, Jean-Marie conducts himself with disarming honesty and spontaneity, making him a colorful, fascinating subject. The eldest son of a large Dutch family who purchased a mountain in the Pyrenees in 1948, the 75-year-old Jean-Marie speaks of the rejection by the great love of his life, which tuned him to the cloth, though he still fantasizes about love.<br /><br />At 2 hours, 46 minutes, the documentary often has a rambling feel, and some judicious editing would definitely improve the pace, which suggests the laid-back existence of Jean-Marie and the mountain people he visits. There’s a sense that the elderly priest is often preening for the camera and is enjoying being the “star” of his own movie, yet what emerges is a touching portrait of a dedicated man.<br /><br />Documentarians frequently chose a celebrated individual or a famous event in order to attract a wide audience. Van Houten has taken a different route, shedding light on a kind of unsung hero of his community. A bonus is spectacular photography of the Pyrenees.<br /><br />The unrated DVD is in French, with English subtitles.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : La Vie de Jean-Marie is a brilliant, bold documentary shot in the style of cinma vrit. For six years, filmmaker Peter van Houten filmed his protagonist, Jean-Marie, to arrive at a feel-good portrait of a sprightly 75-year-old priest who tends to 20+ villages in the idyllic French Pyrenees. Jean-Marie candidly shares his life-story from the woes of rejected love in his youth to becoming a man of the cloth, all the way to the emergence of his spiritual love for his neighbor. With simplicity, humour and openness, Jean-Marie (and the camera that captures him) offers compelling insight into a life of commitment and love..