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economist sunsuntribune the arts saturday feb 4 2006 13- startling story not for faint of heart anne brodie on movies vers le sud heading south starring charlotte rampling karen young menothy cesar directed by taurent cantet the sad day in sexual cinema has come english actor and sex icon chaix lotte rampling who played dozens of sensual leading ladies and even a sexu al sadist and a lover of chimpanzees is now too old to attract men shes over the hill alone and paying for companionship on the beaches of haiti in this exotic drama there are topnotch performances by all the key characters and mr cesars debut is especially impressive he has a natural gift that lets us see the weariness he feels as he is pampered like a toy dog heading south set on the preaids 1970s island takes place at a luxury beach hotel where single women from all over the world come when they get lonely ms ramplings character ellen begins her sixth summer there between semesters as a french teacher in an ivy league school she is joined by a working class montreal woman and a woman from the southern united states there alone for the first time they exist in a deceptively simple world they eat entertain local men lie on the beach and while away a few weeks in paradise paying handsomely for everything just beyond the tourist area lies the real destitute haiti the people living under brutal and corrupt police rule if it werent for their double lives as boy toys the men on the beach would be destitute too so it is essential they keep their ladies happy one especially good looking young man mr cesar called legba creates jealousy and territorial strategies in ellen and brenda ms young and their aggressive attentions have him trying to extricate himself from that life how ever lucrative but legba is also mixed up in a dan gerous matter beyond the hotel- his haitian girlfriend has fallen in with a bad crowd ruling class thugs with guns arid an unexplainedgrudge against him its a startling story not for the faint of heart that has all the tension of a political thriller it is truly set in paradise at least as far as the tourists can see but then they cant hear the locals whisper behind their backs tourists never die there are topnotch performances by all the key characters and mr cesars debut is especially impressive he has a natural gift that lets us see the weariness he feels as he is pam pered like a toy dog karen young left charlotte rampling and louise portal star in vers le sud a film about rich lonely older women who vacation in haitian resorts while desperately poor people live under corrupt police rule nearby callers never have to identify themselves or testify in court cash rewards for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest 1800222tips or wwwcrimestoppersyrca this message brought to you as a community service of the economistsuntribune x open house sunday february 5 2006 2 4 pm ask about our winter movein special retirement living redefined discover arnica at swan lake a 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