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Ma Vie En Rose Reviews

1997

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Seven-year-old Ludovic doesn't want to be a boy anymore, but would love to wake up transformed into a girl. He soon moves into a fantasy world where nothing is what it seems. A Belgian film with French dialogue. Read more

Starring	Georges Du Fresne, Michele Laroque, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Helene Vincent
Director	Alain Berliner
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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- Seven-year-old Ludovic's determined to grow up a girl, which is hard on his family, who face the scorn of locals made... read more on Time Out
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  Magical, stunning, heartwarming - a must see film
  
  Every once in a while there comes a film that turns out to be a complete knock-out. Ma vie en rose is such a film and although the story seems simple (see ... read more »
  
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  - ThomasKus
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  - 16 Feb 2004 at 19:10
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  - 2
  Fantastic film
  
  Beautiful, funny, sad, moving, brilliant.
  
  Is difficult to find a film that can be sad and at the same time funny.
  
  This really young boy ... read more »
  
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- - cazadora4
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  - Southall/London
  - 11 Oct 2010 at 07:12
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  - 2
  Magical en Rose
  
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  I watched Ma Vie en Rose yet again recently and found it as heartwarming and quirky as the first time I watched it. Is 7 year old Ludo going through a chlidish ... read more »
  
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- - RachC
  - 22 reviews
  - Chester
  - 04 Oct 2010 at 21:49
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  Almost wonderful....
  
  ...Almost French!
  
  This Belgian foray into what is typically a French-only-style film is well thought out and acted for a B-movie, but it falls quite ... read more »
  
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  - harrisonaard1
  - 16 reviews
  - Blandford Forum
  - 19 Jun 2010 at 12:26
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  Ma Vie En Rose
  
  I thought this was a truly enchanting film, I loved every minute of it.
  
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- - Fionajane
  - 4 reviews
  - Bury St. Edmunds
  - 27 Aug 2009 at 12:35
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  A good film until the last 4 minutes...
  
  I really enjoyed this film. Ok so some of the plot is a bit iffy, but it's nicely filmed and kept me entertained throughout apart from the final four ... read more »
  
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- - MisterBenson
  - 1 review
  - Brighton
  - 02 May 2009 at 23:24
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  lovely
  
  delightful gentle funny colourful warm film with really likeable characters and an ending that was just right
  
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  - the hils
  - 08 Apr 2009 at 19:36
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  Beautiful Boy
  
  This story of a boy who wants to be a girl made me laugh out loud and feel slightly sad too. Beautiful cinematography with imagined scenes brought to life. ... read more »
  
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  - South London
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 20:48
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  Revelation
  
  The film was a revelation to me about Edith Piaf's life. Really great acting throughout. Came away knowing a lot more, but actually not liking Edith Piaf&#... read more »
  
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  - South London
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 20:43
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  Thought-provoking
  
  A very realistic, sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic account of the impact of a child's steadfast refusal to accept his gender role on his and his ... read more »
  
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- - ajdm48
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Mar 2009 at 21:28
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  Beautiful...
  
  Amazing, beautiful, funny, sad, moving, brilliant. Really good, anyone who doesn't like this has a heart of stone.
  
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  - Teddington
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 16:49
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  Magical, stunning, heartwarming - a must see film
  
  Every once in a while there comes a film that turns out to be a complete knock-out. Ma vie en rose is such a film and although the story seems simple (see ... read more »
  
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  - ThomasKus
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  - Gloucester
  - 16 Feb 2004 at 19:10
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  hopeless
  
  I rented this title following the positive feedback that had been left for it. I felt I had to write and say how useless this film was. The majority of films ... read more »
  
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- - matt hale
  - Birmingham, UK
  - 10 Feb 2007 at 15:52
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  a fantastic achievement
  
  This is simply a brilliant film that deals with a tough issue. The central premise is of a young boy that knows in his heart that he should have been born as a ... read more »
  
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  - 31 Dec 2003 at 10:59
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  A stunning film.............
  
  about a little boy who would clearly rather be a little girl and the sometimes rather brutal reactions to this. A light touch from the director stops this from... read more »
  
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- - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 13:28
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  Beautiful!
  
  Absolutely beautiful!!
  
  Loved everything about it-the story, the music, the performing and the colours. A film that makes you laugh and cry.
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- - vina
  - Middx
  - 28 Nov 2004 at 22:49
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  Heartbreaking
  
  A first class performance by George Du Fresne as Ludovic, his delivery is superb and absolutly heartbreaking. Strangely, as another reviewer pointed out, I ... read more »
  
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- - philip reardon
  - St Albans
  - 30 Jul 2005 at 22:38
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  Beautiful, brave fable
  
  This film should be compulsary viewing for every parent of a small child. Little Ludovic discovers the beauty and truth within his own soul, and everything ... read more »
  
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- - John O'Neill
  - Belfast
  - 22 Jul 2006 at 11:07
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  Great Film and I hate sub-titles!
  
  Simple plot but moving and well-acted. A portrayal of prejudice and small-mindedness....highlights the important things in life like understanding and ... read more »
  
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  - 17 Jan 2005 at 11:40
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  brilliant watch it
  
  "Ma Vie en Rose" tells the story of a growing boy trying to learn to fit in to suburban French society and his family trying to understand him. Don&#... read more »
  
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- - nataly
  - London
  - 09 Feb 2004 at 00:40
- - 4
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  Stunning!
  
  Absolutely stunning, wonderful and sad at the same time. A must see for all ages.
  
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- - Martin Douglas
  - Glasgow
  - 08 Mar 2005 at 23:14

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