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DVD Go with Le Flo
 Rating: 8.1 Genres: Romance Director: Michael Glover Writers: Michael Glover, Michael Glover Stars: Denis Aubert, Marina Senckel, Leslie Dubreuil |
| Storyline Florian is half-French, half-German and owns “Le Flo”, a French delicatessen in Berlin specializing in Saucisson – French salami. Florian’s best friend is Jenny. He’s going to marry Camille. But – there’s a problem. Quite a few problems. |
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| Details: Country: USA Release Date: 11 April 2014 (USA) |
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DVD Go with Le Flo
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Cinematic comedy is a classic art form that has suffered abuse in recent decades from crude applications and generally clueless efforts on the part of commercial movie makers. It is therefore a welcome sight to behold Michael Glover's enchanting independent romantic comedy Go With Le Flo, which reminds us that genuine humor and hilarity are still achievable when the right creative minds are at work behind and in front of the camera. Defying cultural barriers which would have intimidated most filmmakers, the American Glover has fashioned a European screwball comedy (in German and French no less!) celebrating the delirious insanity of love and romance among a troubled circle of Berliners. Denis Aubert ideally captures the clumsy romantic Florian whose idiotic pursuits of a vain actress frustrate his lovestruck friend Jenny (the perfectly matched Marina Senckel). Glover and co-writer Mea Machrowiak have accomplished the near impossible: a 21st century comedy that is tender, delightful, sincere, and, when we least expect it, uproariously funny, as it conjures up the spirits of Lubitsch, Wilder, and Sturges.
Max Alvarez, film historian, author, former contributing film critic for The Washington Diplomat, The Milwaukee Journal, and Shepherd Express.
I could not stop laughing while watching Go With the Flo. I loved the combination of German and French humor and the story is just charming. It is about a common human experience; so you feel with the characters. However, the movie is full of surprises and it is exciting to watch. When I go to Berlin, I will certainly visit the Flo store! It is obvious that the film was made with love. I believe people from over 20 countries were working on the movie and didn't get $$$ for it. The acting though is superb! Such projects contribute to world peace – so many people from different cultures working together harmoniously. I heard it was a big success in China too. That didn't come as a surprise to me. It's a love story that touches everybody with the beautiful scenery of cosmopolitan Berlin with a great touch of France.
It doesn't happen often that you go to a theater to watch a movie and are being surprised. This is what happened when I watched 'Go With Le Flo' at the Downtown Independent Theater.
What I experienced for 80 minutes was not some fantasy world or exotic tale far from my own life but the lovely spirit of a contemporary filmmaker capturing the joy of everyday life: The fun we have with awkward moments, the hilarious entanglements and slapstick scenes that happen to us usually when nobody is around to record it for the world to see.
I came out of this movie with a light heart having encountered real people in a real world with real problems and it all makes sense. What's new about this romantic comedy? The unique way in which it was captured on screen, and the palpable joy of cast and film team working on real locations comes across in every frame.
'Go With Le Flo' is as delicate as a summer breeze in Berlin: if you don't open your heart, you'll miss it.
Watch it! I found this to be an absolutely delightful and funny film. The characters are true to life, and I found myself thinking they were much like people I know. It is a charming story about a love between two shopkeepers, Florian and Jenny, who are unaware of this love that everyone else sees. I was unprepared for this story to be so funny, but I found myself laughing out loud, from the very beginning at the rejection scenes of the main character, Florian, as he gets various things hurled at him from a collection of girlfriends. If you like the old screwball comedies from the thirties from Hollywood, and if you love romantic French films – I think you will love Go with Le Flo. The story flowed seamlessly, as we are shown the various characters bit by bit. Goofy and romantic Florian runs a French delicatessen, sweet and kind Jenny, a bakery, and they both have assistants who give them advice – Florian's is flighty and funny, and Jenny's is young but very insightful, with advice you can't argue with like "When it comes to love, men are idiots." Florian's proposal to his current girlfriend does not go off so well, and Jenny is set into a motion by her shop keeper to try to tell Florian how she really feels about him. I don't want to spoil it for you, but there is a chase scene of sorts that is really funny, and I found myself laughing quite abit and then almost moved to tears. Watch it, you won't regret it, unless you need car chases and explosions….and this even has some funny scenes with a car. I found it to be very well written, the dialog seemed to be very natural and realistic, and the camera work and editing seem simply perfect. There is nothing at all low budget about this production, every actor and actress seemed to be perfect for their roles. It isn't often I watch a film where the story seems so real and believable, it is almost as if you were a friend watching all this happen. Perhaps it is because the characters are so much like people I know in my life, played by very competent actors and directed by people who care about telling a story. I can tell the folks who made this love good old movies, yet there is something still fresh and original about this one, it isn't some story simply dusted off and changed around a bit. I enjoyed this very much and will watch anything else I can find made by them – this was easily the best new film I've seen all year. Go watch it!