Arranged

Directors: Diane Crespo, Stefan C. Schaefer
Year: 2007
Cast: Zoe Lister Jones, Francis Benhamou
Rating: *** (out of ****)

"L'enfer, c'est les autres", translated as "Hell is other people".
-Jean-Paul Sartre

Rarely do we see a movie that has a rather big point to make but nothing to preach about. Something sensible, pure, tender and effective. A movie that peeks into that very delicate fabric of American life, wait, any life and illustrates if we show patience and have good intentions, any contention is not beyond our reach. Be it Brooklyn as in this case or any place else. It never harbors the hostile approach or hatred towards others, rather follows the path of tolerance and understanding.

A movie that tries to understand human spirit and values and therefore should be hailed with all our hearts. And this movie comes at a time when we are hell bent on changing others, blaming other religions, waging wars against each other and what not?

Watch it for the two lead actors. Particularly Rochel Meshenberg (Zoe Lister-Jones). She is the kind of girl I would love to change myself for (which I think I'd hardly do for anybody else). I'll give up all my bad habits, if any! I swear.


Note: Here she is.