Ava (2017)

• Year: 2017
• Released: 22 Dec 2017
• Country: France
• Adwords: 6 wins & 14 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6194530/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ava
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ava
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: French, Spanish
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 105 min
• Writer: Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume
• Director: Léa Mysius
• Cast: Noée Abita, Laure Calamy, Juan Cano
• Keywords: beach, teenage girl, summer, summer vacation, dog, blindness,

	6.7/10
	62/100
	85% – Critics
	68% – Audience

Ava Storyline

Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother, Maud decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run and later they have a big adventure.

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Ava Movie Reviews

I did not expect reality from it

I liked it: the film operates with loads and loads of symbols without becoming tedious or cumbersome. Instead, the viewer is invited to be curious about these ideas and dive deeper into the layers. Casting is spot on, characters are good, and I simply adore the soundtrack. What made me strangely detached early on was the fact that I simply did not find the film believable, and even the music score could hardly drag me back into the plot. Obviously, I did not expect reality from it. And I love fairy tales, by the way. Yet somehow the characters’ motivations and the way these are fit into the narrative leave things to be desired. They felt incomplete. It’s a very good movie, but as it is mighty close to being great, a slightly frustrating one at the same time.

Puberty, love, adventure and blindness…

AVA is set on an idyllic seaside town during a typical French summer holiday were the 13-year-old title hero learns that her sight is deteriorating, (brilliant performance from Noee Abita who was 18 at the time for obvious reasons). This dilemma forces Ava to create her own world, where along the way she befriends a young Gypsy boy and his dog. They form a pact and hit the road as they make a run from the law and life itself. The young director, Lea Mysius, mixes it up with neorealism, a bit of pop culture, and some surreal moments, capturing perfectly the mindset of a teenager going through puberty during her pending ordeal.

Une surprise !

I found it bold in many ways. I’m not sure of having already seen something like this. Violence boldness, artistic boldness, hippie boldness, yes, but every day boldness ? boldness to accept one’s weakness ? Boldness to accept my weakness ? I found it surprising in many ways but it goes with it. It’s funny, crazy, sexy, cool, true. I do not want to spoil any surprises so I won’t say much more. I don’t know if it’s a great movie, but for me it is a memorable movie as I do not often see.