Very well executed

disgusting, overrated, pointless

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This short film is a comedy film about a guy who starts doing an announcement saying that he is finding someone to date with. So, he hopes to get off at the next station with the one who find him interesting. This film is mostly a monologue from the main male character talking about his lifestyle and his interests in finding someone to date with. His speech is really cute and makes me want to support him. I, personally, really love the way the girl looks at the boy. Also, her facial expression can express her feeling really well. I can see that the girl is really interested in the boy and wants to get to know him more. It just looks so lovely like an ordinary romantic film. the tone of this movie in the beginning tend to be a romantic film. An announcement from the guy saying that he is finding someone to date with is really a dreamlike romantic plot. However, the ending of this film is really surprising and unexpected. It turns the tone of this short film to a comedy (or bad joke?) film instead of romantic film.

This short French film entitled « J'attendrai le suivant » (I will wait for the next one) follows a middle aged women as she boards the subway. While she thinks her ride is going to be one of silence, a man in the same coach begins telling a personal story out loud for all the passengers to hear. He explains he is tired of being single and wishes to experience true love with a woman. He then addresses himself to all the women of the coach, asking them if they would be willing to give him a chance and if yes, if they could come off at the next station. Our main character smiles shyly, starting to consider taking the man's offer. When the train finally arrives at the next station, she gathers her courage and runs out; only to find out too late that it was all a sketch.What I enjoy the most about this short film is the rapidity with which the viewer gets attached to the main character, in just four minutes. We feel really pitiful for her in the very end, wishing that she wouldn't get too affected afterwards by what has just happened. We are able to think of what kind of past this woman has had in her love life, and why she is so naively blinded by this man's words, and so easily convinced to run out of the carriage to follow him, even though he never comes out with her. But I also liked this dark plot twist, as I personally did not see it coming at all. Finally, I think the music is very appropriate, and I like the fact that it is only heard in the beginning of the film and at the end, after she is back on the platform, echoing for me her own frustrated state of mind.

Opening on the desolate scene of an escalator descending into the subway, this Oscar-nominated short film paints a bleak and heartbreaking picture of modern life. Our protagonist, a middle-aged woman, feels alone despite being surrounded by so many people on her journey. When a man suddenly speaks up on the subway, makes a speech about true love and his desire to find it, she finds herself enamoured and touched. She must make the choice to grab this rare chance with both hands, or risk continuing to feel isolated for the rest of her life. What happens next is powerful cinema, punctuating the piece's message about the irony of urban ennui with a dark, realistic turn. Despite it's short runtime, both it's conclusion and some great acting from the cast leave the viewer with burning questions that will haunt them forever.

It was my french teacher (the same one who teaches Spanish) that introduced me to this ultra-short short. I wish to thank him for giving me the chance of knowing this brilliant short.This super-short short, despite its length of only 4 minutes, is funny, surprising, unexpected and touching. At the same time it is about as simple and basic as cinema can be.In a way, this short recovers long-buried french triumphs. This is a return to bizarre french cinema, which is a plus.Practically the whole thing takes place in a train but it successfully gathers the attention of the public, thanks to its peculiar plot about a man who speaks to the passengers in his train car about his concept of love and his search for a female companionship with whom to share his romantic ideas. Most people think he is nuts and laugh at his comedy but that doesn't have much of an effect on him. There is even a guy who argues with him. However, a lonely woman has been listening to his words with interest. He then says that in case there's any woman between 18 and 55 years old interested in his offer she should get off the train at the next stop. The lonely woman, thinking she has found her Prince Charming, waits for the man to come to her. Instead, he stays where he is and just as the train door is closing, he reveals that it was only a sketch. Result: the woman is left alone where she got off.With this unexpected ending, should we laugh or should we cry? That's a tricky one. On one hand, it's just a movie and it's hilarious to think that it was all a sketch. On the other hand, the look of disappointment on the woman's face is rather moving. Only the french could cook up a story like this. The man's behavior, if morally questionable, is not *that* bad. One thing is for sure: he is the perfect actor, his words are very convincing. But it makes one wonder: if he was playing a role, why would he do that in a train as if he was speaking directly to the crowd and not do it in the cinema studios or at home? Was it to draw attentions? To have 5 minutes of fame? To make fun of people? Because he was a bit insane? Because he was selfish and a con-artist?The actors portray their roles with excellence, especially the man in the train who is "looking for love".Title in Portugal: me do not know.