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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: (MA15+)
Sessions
| Palace Academy Twin |
FRI 7 MAR |
6.30pm |
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| Palace Norton Street |
SAT 8 MAR |
6.45pm |
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| Palace Norton Street |
MON 10 MAR |
6.30pm |
N20 |
| Palace Academy Twin |
TUE 11 MAR |
6.30pm |
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Palace Academy Twin
(by popular demand) |
THU 20 MAR |
6.30pm |
E8 |
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FILMS
PARIS
13m2
AFTER HIM
THE AGE OF MAN
ANNA M
A SECRET
CHRYSALIS
COULD THIS BE LOVE?
CRIME INSIDERS
THE DINNER GUEST (PG)
FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (PG)
GOTTA DANCE!
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL
THE HOUSE
IN MOM'S HEAD
INTIMATE ENEMIES
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
LOVE SONGS
MOLIERE (PG)
ODETTE TOULEMONDE
THE PRICE TO PAY
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN (M)
TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA
TRIVIAL
UV
WAITING FOR SOMEONE
WATER LILIES
WICKED WEEKEND
THE YEAR AFTER
DOCUMENTARIES
ANIMALS IN LOVE
IN ANOTHER PLACE
LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL (PG)
LET'S SAY...
FAMILY
AZUR & ASMAR
POM
PRINCESS OF THE SUN
THE RED BALLOON + WHITE MANE
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