The film (and the acting) is superbly done, but the story is intense. I like it for its__APOS__ dark, thick, __QUOTE__Cul du Sac__QUOTE__ psychology but it is certainly not for everyone for that very reason. Set in isolated, rural France makes this film all the more desperate.
The film is about strenuous relationships, loyalty - and despair. It is about accepting hardships without really understanding them. It is also about pity and how it is to be distinguished from love and admiration. I__APOS__ve seen many French films with the same intensity and I__APOS__m guessing that it will be mostly the French who will enjoy this film.
The acting is superb in this film – if you__APOS__re in the right state of mind and don__APOS__t loose your concentration. Jean-François Stevenin ALWAYS impresses me. He doesn__APOS__t disappoint me here either. For general audiences, however, I__APOS__d recommend his performance in __QUOTE__Deux Lions au Soleil__QUOTE__ which is much more easily palatable than __QUOTE__Peux de Vaches__QUOTE__.
Despite the fact that I like __QUOTE__Peux de Vaches__QUOTE__, I have difficulties recommending it to anyone other than French audiences and perhaps someone with a morose demeanor.