A La Mode

REVIEW
Can you say "French fluff"? In some regards, this is too soft a term for this mildly enjoyable but ultimately wispy comedy. In keeping with the genre of "Sex and the French Teenager," À la Mode follows the ever eventful life of young Fausto -- from the bicycle accident that leaves him orphaned to his apprenticeship with a Jewish tailor in Paris. The standard stuff is on display here: the coy redhead with whom he gets his first lay, the good-hearted best friend with a talent for farting the tunes of Beethoven ...beginning to get the picture? Still, the film is amiable, gooey fun and for those in search of hollow entertainment, this will be just the ticket. (aka: Fausto) (French with English subtitles)