The Ring Finger

What's this all about....? Here, let me tell you.....
OK, yet another strange French film that implies supposedly deep concepts to the viewer, who unless they are truly savvy, just don't get the point.
This clearly defines the movie `Ring Finger'. A strange couple of days in the life of a poor little french girl who we follow through misadventures and fantasies for a few days.
Kind of like David Lynch lite, if you know what I mean. It is clearly a movie that is supposed to make the viewers sit back and say.. "This is what I think that was all about..."
Sadly though, I didn't see any reviews that attempted that. So, for what it's worth.. here is my interpretation of what this movie is about.

SPOILER ALERT's - and my stab at explaining this movie.

1. Meet Iris (Olga Kurylenko), bored little French girl who hurts finger in boring factory job, goes to nurse and promptly passes out on couch.....
2. Here is the catch... she drifts off to sleep.... And like with Mulholland Drive (David...

Yearnings, Memories and Preservation.
I initially saw this French film (L'Annulaire) in 2005 at the Toronto Film Festival, and was intrigued by the unknown attractive young actress portraying Iris. She was 26 years old Olga Kurylenko, a Ukrainian-born French actress and model; this was her first full-length feature and French director Diane Bertrand's second film. The latter adapted the scenario for the movie from the Japanese novel of Yoko Ogawa.

It is an uncommon melancholic, poignant film about unresolved yearnings and reveries, negative experiences, their physical manifestations, the persistence of memories and preservation. The ambiance and rhythm evoke Japanese mysticism, while the story is set in an unnamed European port city. (It was filmed in Hamburg). The film is geographically and chronologically ambiguous, and seems as if floating in time and space.

The film relies mostly on imagery (the cameraman is also a still photographer), facial expressions and body movements. The dialogue is brief,...

Fine By Me, Kept My Interest
Very pleasant to see Olga starring and carrying this film with her sometimes deadpan expressions and physical movement and beauty. The Conserver was really creepy and disgusting, discernible almost from the get-go. I did not see any hint of horror, other than wondering what might show up in the specimen collection and what future things might be considered for the collection. It is the story of a young woman trying to keep working, and finding herself in a very strange work environment. The relationship of her with her male shipyard roommate, with major degrees of separation, was very intriguing and kept the viewer wondering how it would play out. The relationship of her with her employer was rather predictable, sometimes shocking, and rather annoying. I agree with the previous reviews: the ending was a non-committal finish that left you wondering where things went afterwards. Although it was easy to suggest the most obvious progression, nobody will really know for certain what...

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