Elisa
1995
Vanessa Paradis stars as a teenage hustler who, haunted by the memory of her mother's suicide, seeks revenge against those who drove her to desperation. Read more
| Starring | Vanessa Paradis, Gerard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Sekkou Sall |
|---|---|
| Director | Jean Becker |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Elisa
Vanessa Paradis stars as a teenage hustler who, haunted by the memory of her mother's suicide, seeks revenge against those who drove her to desperation.
| Starring | Vanessa Paradis, Gerard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Sekkou Sall |
|---|---|
| Director | Jean Becker |
| Studio | PIAS UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | French |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Apr 2007 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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This vehicle for the gamine pop-star/actress Vanessa Paradis is by Jean Becker, a director who has done, and should... read more on Time Out
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Responsibilities of Parenthood!!
A very simple plot is woven into a very viewable and interesting manner in this film. An orphanage girl - and as pretty as Vanessa -
has so many tricks up her sleeve to live a life of minor crime!! The manner in which she gets the guy on his knees in the hotel room
- tricking him in first and then waving her 'minor status' card, getting rid of the two blokes in the car, getting goods as well as the 500
franc note back in a shop - all are very well conceived and acted. That her mother had committed suicide and that she held her father
responsible for the the tragedy comes out a bit later. Later still, in a conversation between her mother and the father, it comes out
as to why she sold herself. But that does not make her father a 'pimp'!! Yes, he surely is shown to be a irrespossible husband/father
but not a pimp.
Towards the end, Vanessa does change her mind of killing the father. She is moved by the tenderness of the man who tells her that 'Artist
does not create beauty, simple removes the superfluous'. But that she offers herself - nude - to him is really not logical!!
All in all, a very watchable film. Vanessa looks stunningly beautiful and shows her calibre of a fine actress. Gerard Depardieu is excellent
in his role.
But for a couple of 'logical flaws', the film deserves a high rating of Four. -
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elisa
a first view of vanessa paradis..wow,bardot reincarnated!! loved film until last few minutes,ending so wierd and disappointing.,found early moments fun,charming and quite beguiling..especially the two young misses...french film at it's best.Until finish,then huge cries of 'why'!!
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