Beginners, Aren't We All?

All Beginning....Anew

Watching the movie, Beginners, can sometimes make you ask that dreadful question, "What is there to life really?"

And so we have the plot-line of this melodramatic movie.

A Sight to Behold!

The protagonist is a designer for cards which can best be reflective of what life can mean to the people in various circumstances. His name is Olivier. He keeps to himself and have occasional relationships. His doting mother has died and his father played by Christopher Plummer, about to die from cancer, has come out from the closet to declare he is gay and dating a younger man.

All for Arthur

Olivier's man preoccupation away from the drawing studio is taking care of his father's Jack Terrier, Arthur. This has become his pre-occupation and has stifled his movements somewhat and reduce his socialization. In comes Anna, a free spirit in the form of a French film actress, in between films, and staying in hotels.

A New Beginning?

Expect them to meet,fell in love and explore new beginnings just like Olivier's father who then dies.

Charmer!

Slow moving and if you like clever dialogue, there isn't too much of it here.

A Gay Beginning too

The only thing worth looking at is Melanie Laurent and her changing moods.