Gaz Bar Blues

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10/17/2018 Change is a major theme in Gaz Bar Blues. The question of the need as well as the acceptance of change. The film, in its subtlety, gently unfolds a story. The life of each person has always been centered around the gaz bar. Change is a foreign concept, especially to Brochu, the "Boss," as the owner has been dubbed. His family (including the regulars of the gaz bar) have always depended on his maintenance of the status quo. This becomes even more challenging as change occurs within and without. The eldest son, Réjean, decides he needs a change of pace and heads to Berlin during the fall of the Wall. The inspector discuses how the gaz bar needs to change to keep up with company standards as well as the development of their self-serve competitors. The second oldest son, Guy, finds change in a new path with the harmonica and his blues band, which leads him to neglect his work at the gaz bar. The Boss, in his age, finds his physical health changing because of Parkinson's. I could go on but with these examples but you can see how the reality and inevitability of change affects these characters. They each go about these changes in their own way and this is how much of the story is revealed to us as the viewer. These questions, ones without simple answers, are posed and how they are answered reflects us and how we deal the pressure and inevitability of change. The result is an enjoyable and thought-provoking piece of cinema. See more 11/13/2015 This could be the best Canadian film ever made. Quietly gripping throughout, it makes small town life the stuff of great drama--and in a surprising but wonderfully effective way, brings in world affairs (the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of Communism) as well. Great direction, great acting--superb throughout.. See more 08/23/2012 Touching and beautiful See more 06/06/2012 Le cinéma québécois, c'est comme le bon vin. Faut apprendre à l'aimer pour pouvoir le savourer pleinement. See more 05/28/2010 [img]http://www.eclecticdvd.com/images/VSC1269DVD.jpg[/img] Simple, yet effective. Couple of holes here and there though. [img]http://citaya.dyndns.org/~citaya/JapanesePosters/V/VisitorQ.jpg[/img] Look, I'll get it out of the way: This is probably Miike's most messed up movie I've seen. Yup. Even worse than Ichi. The main problem is, it's incredibely [b][i]BORING [/i][/b]in the middle. Very well nearly put me to sleep. That being said, the last part is downright incredible. Once the visitor starts milking the mother (you read right), this thing gets really great. [img]http://membres.lycos.fr/nosvedettes/images/clegaultgrand/gaz_bar_blues_affiche.jpg[/img] The story of a father trying to hold his family together after his wife dies while running his business along with his sons. Great performances and dialogues and the "regulars" (a bunch of lazy wealthfare receiving old dudes who spend their days doing nothing) are all absolutely priceless. Touching without ever being an oestrogen fest. See more 03/12/2009 relations père-fils expliquées avec brio, Thériault émouvant et frappant. Un film beau. See more Read all reviews

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