Thrusted into a peculiar opening, that through the cessation of the film, as a viewer you realise it's significance in understanding the films essential meaning. Denis Lavant magnificently carries the film with his singular performance as Monsieur Oscar, a character that is a performer himself, that stages 9 illusory acts in the duration of one day. With the progress of each appointment throughout the day, Oscar's performances develop from a mere facade to the contrary last few appointments that are revealed to be manifested but seemingly substantial lives. Carax allows, or rather, forces the viewer to place themselves in reverie, getting lost and absorbing the dream. A reflection of the hypnotic experience from a performance, a critique of the realism of staging and perhaps Carax's personal study of the art of acting.
