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Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

reesecuppk Jean-Pierre Limosin, director of "Novo", has directed other titles such as "Faux Fuyants", "Gardien de la nuit", "L'autre nuit", "Carmen", "Young Yakuza", and "Tokyo Eyes" which was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. He is known most for his dramas and his documentaries."Novo" is one of his very erotic dramas. To me, there is too much sex and not enough plot. There is so much sex that after watching it when I was asked what it was about, my only response was "sex." I would like this film better if the sex were more implied instead of being explicit, and if there were more dialogue between the characters.Despite all of the sex, this movie does explore some interest ideas. One of these is the healing power of love. Throughout the film, the main character Graham can only remember things for a few minutes. But after meeting his lover Irene, his memory span starts growing. He still cannot remember his wife, but that is because his wife never truly loved him. We know this because she starts cheating on Graham with his best friend after Graham loses his memory. We know that Irene's love is real, though, because she sticks with Graham despite his memory problems.Another idea in the movie is actually explicitly stated by the character Irene. At the end of the movie, she says, "Love is about forgetting time, yet remembering it can end at any time." This is most evidenced in Graham. Once he meets Irene and falls in love with her, he shows his love by trying desperately to remember her name and writing notes in his journal about the time they spend together. If something were to happen to his notes or if he lost contact with her, he could completely forget her and their love would be over.To me, this movie is definitely a French movie because of two things. The first and most obvious thing is how open this movie is about showing sex and naked bodies on screen without holding back. This reflects that in the French culture, people are much more open about their bodies and who sees them. In America, for the most part people are more private about their sexuality and nakedness. The second thing that makes this a French movie for me is how infrequently the characters are at work. In American movies, the characters are constantly at work, more so than at home. This reflects that French truly are at work less than Americans and that they have more vacation time than Americans. That is something I wish America would adopt.

thesar-2 I have heard that Novo was compared to Memento for the simple fact they both rely on main characters suffering from short-term memory loss. Well, that's like comparing The Silence of the Lambs and Friday the 13th as both involved a character that killed multiple people. They couldn't be further apart in ideas.Novo deals with a copier man at a company who does have short term memory loss. He is consistently followed by another gentleman and his boss likes to have sex with him in the office. In comes a temp who also gets involved with him and may/may not use him for sex. Needless to say, he has a lot of on-screen sex.Wait, there's more. There's a boy who runs into the troubled amnesia male and it's obvious there's more to this boy just bumping into him. And there's a notebook the man keeps to try and remember important clues.I admit I am not one for foreign-made films. I don't mind reading the subtitles, but I do mind that sometimes that takes away from one of my favorite aspects of a film: great dialogue. Since they have to translate, or I wouldn't be able to understand for the most part, I truly believe they simplify what the characters have to say. This movie was no exception; the dialogue was just, well, blah.As for the story, it was interesting enough to keep me around for 98 minutes. Weird, yes, but then again I don't live in France, so I am not as familiar with their likes/dislike or lifestyles. (Such as, I guess it's acceptable for a father to lie with and frolic in the buff with his son on the beach – that must be a cultural thing.) Thankfully it wasn't two+ hours of time invested in watching this man regain his past and progressively move forward to his cure. For, when the "secret" is learned, I was like, really? Well, okay then.I can only recommend for somewhat decent acting, good looking folks and soft-porn sexual situations (like every 2-4 minutes,) however if you're not into that sort of scene, I would wholeheartedly skip this slow moving and memory-regaining film.

pdlhall what happened to the explicit oral sex scene? there must be two versions of this film out on DVD! the "r" rated version must be in theaters in the states perhaps there is an unrated version out on the U.S. market i saw a copy of the original and it goes beyond graphic, it's explicit, though it fits and blends with the storyline so well that it fit's and works without causing gasp and giggles. it makes me wonder that if once again our rating system should be reviewed? movies like this could impact and change the puritanical views of Hollywood and those who censor movies "made in the USA". the European standard of love making scenes are mature and accepted by the general public. i personally think it's time we ( Hollywood ) make and produce films with tasteful yet explicit love scenes that fit and blend into the movie so it appears natural!

jotix100 Jean-Pierre Limosin shows he has an eye for the style he is trying to capture in "Novo". Not having seen anything directed by him before, we were sold in watching it because of the cast that was put together for the film. The movie was co-written by Mr. Limosin and Chris Honore, who has written a few interesting screen plays for the French cinema. The crisp cinematography of Julien Hirsch and the editing of Cristina Otero give the picture a glossy finish.The film is told in a non linear fashion. That will be probably disorient a lot of viewers since the creators don't bother to make clear what afflicts Graham, although it's apparent he is suffering from some form of amnesia. The explicitness of what Mr. Limosin has put in the film is another distracting element that is obviously done for the age group it targets.Eduardo Noriega makes the best he can with his Graham. Anna Mouglalis bares her soul and all for us to appreciate the beauty of her body. Nathalie Richard has good moments as Sabina. On the other hand, interesting talents such as Julie Gayet, Eric Caravaca and most notably, the gorgeous Paz Vega, are ignored because they are given nothing to play with."Novo" as another commentator has put it, has a soft-porn feeling that might have been all well and good according what Mr. Limosin conceived it to look like. Other viewers should be warned that the sex one sees is the kind of "in your face" variety and it might offend.