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disgusting, overrated, pointless

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Despite a great amount of flesh being visible, consisting of plenty of nipples and backside, alongside several sex scenes, each one sizably different from the next as each character explores the others' body, La Belle is a film that could never be labelled as simply a soft porn feature, for there is a great amount of depth layered in the story.From the beginning, the writer, portrayed by Oh Ji-Ho, explains to the audience, as he often does through the act of narration, how he is in the process of developing the beginning of a story, which leads us to contemplate the realism of the characters and the world we are introduced to: is is really happening, or is this the fantastical imagination of a poet, much of what we witness often justifying one plausible outcome while alienating another, and ultimately, it comes down to personal opinion.Much of the film takes place in the writer's apartment, one of the only venues where he and the woman can spend time together, this location being the center of their universe, though the story does occasionally venture onto the streets of the metropolis, and onto a vacant beach. Despite the basic scenery, the serenading track of the piano provides the feature with a poignant score, while the use of sound, especially that which signals the return of the woman, brings the audience a sense of hope, as though perhaps on this occasion she will decide to stay.The character of the writer is a deeply romantic individual, and it is a shame that much of the work he produces is only for the ear of the audience, rather than the woman who enters his life, and steals not only his attention, but his heart. We discover in one scene a subtle reference to the life the writer lives outside of his apartment, though the lackluster information towards this is obviously implemented to ensure we realize how dedicated he is to the woman, his entire life being indefinitely postponed.Lee Ji-Hyeon portrays the young woman who appears at his door one day: a former flame, he too happily allows her access to his life, not knowing how long he will have the luxury of her company. She is immediately introduced as an outgoing and spontaneous person, whose complex ideas of romance have not been formed through art and literature, but through the experiences she has endured over time, that express the person she has become.He on the other hand is more of an introvert, almost constantly seen with a book in his hand, or a piece of parchment, where he scrawls his thoughts. The commonality that exists between them is the selfishness they exhibit, both using the other for their own desirous intent. The romantic persona of his character, alongside the openness he conveys to her, make him a reliable person she can fall back on, and though she adamantly refuses to love him, she offers herself to him, expressing the gladness she feels when people genuinely enjoy her body.The reason she cannot dedicate her heart to his however is constantly revealed by her returning to her past lover, despite the unhealthiness of the relationship bringing her much harm. Although her former lover has very little screen time, the impact of his presence is depicted through her cell phone: he calls, and she submits to his request, unable to refuse, in the hopes he may once more entirely accept her. Due to this, the writer sadly annotates how he is destined to always be a person waiting, as he watches the woman he cannot openly confess his feelings towards, continuously running back to her former flame, unhappily returning to his apartment every time, and just when he has pieced her happiness back together, she deserts him for her former paramour yet again.Unfortunately, it is gradually revealed that neither character truly understands the other, both going out of their way to do things they believe will bring the other happiness, but, often, causes the opposite. Over time, her inability to devote her heart solely to his, causes tension to spill out, and the pent up anger that the man keeps to himself as he becomes more disillusioned, is uncontrollably revealed through the lack of communication he begins to exhibit, alongside the distance between them.The story indicates over time the different definitions of happiness that people hold, and the sacrifices we are willing to make to ensure those we believe we love are capable of experiencing theirs. Not every moment of the film is visually pleasing, though La Belle does brilliantly articulate the senselessness of love, and the actions we commit in its name.

This movie is a pure example of minimalist cinema. Everything in it is minimal,the present of minimalism is in the script,in the number of characters, in the characters' relation and in the set decor. By an eye-candy cinematography, a beautiful ,simple and someways surreal story was told: An young and lonely writer accidentally had a gorgeous lover - another struggling soul - and began a mental adventure in sex and love , to understand the irregular rhythm of heart, to find out the meaning, purpose or even the dark side of love. Highly recommend for those who're into minimalism and for them only , you may find this film so boring with pointless sex scenes if you're not one of them .

On the positive, I'll say it's pretty enough to be watchable. On the negative, it's insipid enough to cause regret for another 2 hours of life wasted in front of the screen. Long, whiny and pointless. And I'm not saying this to be mean, I really wanted to like this film, it seemed to have everything going for it, had the so called "buzz", and was a hassle to track down besides. Had a little more effort gone into it on the story side, I believe this would've been amazing. And I expect the team behind it will produce wonderful work in the future, they clearly have the ability. But I recommend waiting for their future efforts, let this one go.

A film which spends 95% of the footage on just two people. Could be dull, right ? Well, the result is less dull than it could have been. The main reason is the incredibly varied and confident performance of the girl. The film is told, narrated indeed, by a young man, a writer, recalling an insane rollercoaster affair with a disturbed and pretty young woman. She shows up and moves in one day, for no stated reason. She appears to adore the man, spending much time enjoying his company and body. But her mobile phone rings at odd times and every time it does, she has a short conversation then rushes off.Her story is that she works as a nude model, but he's never sure whether to believe her. It is made clear that, despite her sometimes-earnest words of love, she is still very connected with a cruel ex-lover, who is the one on the other end of the phone.This reviewer is inclined to not read this film as fiction, as more than one of my ex-girlfriends was at least as crazy as this girl. I pity the passive narrator, who is never in control of events, whether or not this attractive psychobitch is around.In case anyone is misled by the HK Category III rating, I'll spell out that this is a Korean film and, therefore, does not show full frontal nudity. The Cat III rating is earned for a couple of explicit sex scenes, with plenty of exposed flesh but not including private parts. Pity. Both these actors have very attractive bodies.The only film I can relate this one to is one whose title I cannot remember. It was a Japanese film which I saw a few years ago, featuring two young actors in a single room. It was a cheapie which paid homage to Oshima's masterpiece IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES. Perhaps La Belle is a Korean remake of this film of the unknown title.Despite the slow pace, this film holds attention. Though far from compelling, it is watchable.