A friend recommended it to me, otherwise I would never have found this gem. (found a German translation for free online)

An alien society takes a trip back to earth - and the female visitor uncovers all kinds of things that humans take for granted and exposes them as unnecessary, overly cruel or just plain stupid. There is a lot of poetry hidden.

Well, to be frank, the first 10 Minutes of the film I was bored, because the film starts with a mass discussion of the alien society in a field about who should go to earth and why. Basically, this long scene serves as an establisher for the story line, but for a viewer who has NO clue what's going on this is overall too long. I was happy I sat through these scenes and got a feeling for their peaceful mindset throughout these images.

After this, when the female protagonist starts her journey, the pace takes up on speed and grip. She runs around, asking questions; encounters humans and re-wires them even with some (seemingly silly) grimaces. Overall, the film feels kind of slap-stick funny, sometimes awkward and stupid - but if you look at the underlying philosophy, you are pleased to see and FEEL how much truth lies in here. "Why is the soil covered with grey concrete?". "Why does a baby need to have papers to 'exist' in a state?". "Why do you need to exchange rectangular paper to get some food?". "Why must you die from an accident caused by noisy, moving boxes?" (cars) "Why do you watch a box showing people telling lies?" (TV) up to encounters with a doctor who the protagonist changes with her mind-beding technique into a good person instead of a cruel one. He starts to help her, starts being more sincere with his family and helps her hide a baby who would have been taken to a sage house. Overall, the film is filled to the brim with great dialogue - for me.

The rest of the film, eg. the art department, the cinematography, the acting, ... is in my eyes good but still average, it wasn't a mind blowing experience from this perspective. BUT the ideas, the (still hands-on well crafted) expected look of the film, the dialogue, the underlying philosophy of this story made me cherish this gem a lot.

Prepare for some mind reset and a good, uplifting time: the film will ask the important questions, but will answer it with an upbeat, happy feeling in the end.. without answering a lot of the questions asked. It made me happy and it changed my destiny a tiny bit.

7th June 2011. I am 30 years old and live in London, UK. I was born in Gran Canaria and, a day like today, I happen to watch "La Belle Verte"...........

I haven't read many reviews of the ones already written, but I have seen that many people have given 10 out of 10. I also give 10 out of 10 because it somehow expresses that this "film" should be watched by everybody that needs to "wake up", to see our existence from the distance, with objectivity. It doesn't matter if some people claim that it gets "repetitive". That's just like saying that your mother's, girlfriend or boyfriend kisses are "repetitive". This film is pure LOVE. Forget about cinematography, or technicalities of filmmaking. This film is a film but it could well be a book, or a theatre play. Coline Serreau probably thought that in these days, with film this could get further, to everybody, that's why, I guess. There's only been another film that made such an impression to me: "Into the Wild". Thanks Coline. Thanks for helping me to continue to get re-connected. I keep trying.

This movie gives a new perspective about things. It goes way beyond our roots as human beings and teach us to appreciate the very basic of out way of life.

Since it was written, directed and acted by Coline Serreau, whose mind have created one of the most interesting "futures" or "origins" of the human race. Because it differs from all the robots, clones, zombies, chaos, destruction, desolation, etc. that we have seen across the ages.

Humorously presented, it touches a very special feeling in us as humans and leaves us thinking why, really, are we here.

It may be kind of hard to see for some people because it touches all of our main aspects in life: politics, religion, classes and races. But make no mistake, this picture should be seen by everybody. You won't regret.