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January 19, 2014

CALVAIRE (THE ORDEAL)...Pearls Before Swine

Calvaire (The Ordeal) (NR) 2004
French with English subtitles


Everyone has a dream they know can never come true. For some it's to see a Menudo reunion. For others it's to have been born with an extra limb. And for me it's to hear the pitch that got the movie Calvaire (The Ordeal) financed. I imagine it must have gone something like this:

"Okay, so there's this pig, right? And a singer who can't sing. And a bunch of inbred bearded guys dancing in a pub. And a bad haircut. And an unfunny innkeeper who used to be a comedian. And a puffy coat. And this mildly retarded guy looking for his dog... Did I mention the pig?"

I am not kidding. This movie is like a clown car spewing out one ridiculously insane character after another until you wonder how they all fit in there and what the heck the point of it all was, anyway.