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Director Jerome Bonnell was only 23 at the time of shooting his debut feature, a lighthearted, winsome look at the love lives of a rural French family, the matriarch of which died a year ago. Teenage Julien (Hubert Benhamdine) has lost his passion for the piano and yearns for beautiful bookstore worker Olga, while his sister .. Read more
| Starring | Hubert Benhamdine, Nathalie Boutefeu, Serge Riaboukine |
|---|---|
| Director | Jerome Bonnell |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
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Director Jerome Bonnell was only 23 at the time of shooting his debut feature, a lighthearted, winsome look at the love lives of a rural French family, the matriarch of which died a year ago. Teenage Julien (Hubert Benhamdine) has lost his passion for the piano and yearns for beautiful bookstore worker Olga, while his sister Emma (Florence Loiret) explores lesbianism and their father Gilles (Serge Riaboukine), a children's book author, struggles with his writing.
| Starring | Hubert Benhamdine, Nathalie Boutefeu, Serge Riaboukine |
|---|---|
| Director | Jerome Bonnell |
| Studio | FUSION MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 26 Mar 2004 |
Before you ask, a 'chignon' is a woman's hair-bun, and alluring Olga (Rollin) works in a bookshop. Teenager Julien... read more on Time Out
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a nice little French story
I normally don't have the patience to watch subtitled films but this was not a complicated movie so it was not arduous.
It says its a story about... read more »
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What a wonderful film!
Gentle slow pace, with some interesting characters and very comical moments
I would recommend watching the interview with the director.
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rather ordinary
If you like Rohmer's films, you might like this. It's very slow, and rather pretentious (meaning it aspires to a significance it doesn't really have... read more »
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Worth Seeing - just
Some very good acting and some amusing moments but there also some very languid scenes that seemed to be just filling time. Rather thin plot and predictable ... read more »