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ODETTE TOULEMONDE
The superb Catherine Frot (Me And My
Sister, The Page Turner) positively glows
as the title character in this adorable slice
of magic realism – a huge hit at the
French box office.
Objectively, Odette Toulemonde (Frot)
has nothing to be happy about, but is.
Awkwardly forty and widowed, with a
hairdresser son and a daughter bogged
down in adolescence, she spends her
days behind the cosmetic's counter in a
department store and her nights sewing
feathers on costumes for Parisian variety
shows. But she dreams of thanking
Balthazar Balsan (Albert Dupontel), her
favourite author, to whom - she believes -
she owes her optimism. So, what to do
then when the rich and charming Parisian
writer turns up in Odette's life in an
unexpected way?
With a song on her lips and a bounce in
her step, Frot embodies - without a trace
of condescension - the unheralded army
of shop clerks, cashiers and concierges
who harbour unsophisticated but genuine
dreams. A joy.
France 2007 – Comedy [104 mins]
Director: Eric E. Schmitt
With: Catherine Frot, Albert Dupontel
Cesar Nomination! Best Actress (Frot)
Rating: This film has not been classified.
The film is suitable for (PG) that which the film organizers judges that the film is suitable. Parents who would like more information about content of any film in the A.F. French Film Festival program should contact adelaide@af.org.au
Session
| Palace Nova East End |
SAT 5 APR |
12.45pm |
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