Ramblin’ Ros
/COMMENTARY ON THE MAY FILM , “ELLE S’EN VA” (On My Way)
By John Bennison, Mountain Shadow Director
Elle S’en Va is not Hollywood fare. The story begins with the the sense one could have begun watching Bettie anytime before she grabs her car keys one day and takes off. A string of events then unfold. Then the story ends rather abruptly without any real conclusion; except for a one-liner several characters shout in agreement.
The film is an empirical exercise, leaving the viewer to observe a life that -- like most -- is a mixed bag that includes some things that just never get fixed, or even addressed. So one learns to accept people and things as they are, and just learns to live with them. Comme ci, comme ça. Read the full review here, or -