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Pignon is
about to lose his job as an accountant at a plastics factory. He's
already lost his marriage and practically his son, too. Luckily, his
new neighbor has a strategy that just might help Pignon become a winner
--come out of the closet he never went into.
As Pignon
promotes his image as a gay man, his is perceived differently by
everyone he knows. His boss is afraid to fire him, his wife is
confused, his son more interested in him, his bigoted co-worker becomes
more sensitive, his sex kitten co-worker becomes attracted to him.
His lie changes his life for the better, and it does so with many laughs
and a keen social eye.
The mood
to this film is freshly upbeat. The jokes and the plot come
satisfyingly full circle. Pignon is truly the hero of this film --
an endearing underdog whose life gets some much-needed fireworks lit
under it. All of the characters sparkle in their places as
three-dimensional people with faults and real humanity.
Is there
anything in "The Closet" that is offensive to the homosexual
population? I don't think so. Yes, sexuality is used as the
catalyst for many jokes. One of the funniest scenes involves
Pignon riding his company's float in a gay pride parade wearing an
enormous condom hat. But when his co-worker presents him with a
baby-pink cashmere sweater, the joke is on that co-worker's unabashed
stereotyping, not on the assumption that a gay man wants to look like a
carnation.
This film
is good for a laugh and good for a thought. The only thing that
might hold you back is the subtitles.
-- Liz (
3 out of 4 pops )
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