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Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may save his life, he watches the world go by from the balcony of his Paris apartment. Even when Elise, his sister with three kids and no husband, moves in to care for him, Pierre does not change this new habit. And .. Read more
| Starring | Xavier Robic, Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini |
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| Director | Cédric Klapisch, Cédric Klapisch, Cedric Klapisch |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
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Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may save his life, he watches the world go by from the balcony of his Paris apartment. Even when Elise, his sister with three kids and no husband, moves in to care for him, Pierre does not change this new habit. And instead of dancing himself, it is Paris and the Parisians who dance before his eyes.
| Starring | Xavier Robic, Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Albert Dupontel, Francois Cluzet, François Cluzet, Karin Viard, Gilles Lellouche, Melanie Laurent, Zinedine Soualem, Julie Ferrier, Olivia Bonamy |
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| Director | Cédric Klapisch, Cédric Klapisch, Cedric Klapisch |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 02 Feb 2009 |
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A real gem..!
Following the lives of several people, but focussing on one character, this film explores relationships to the backdrop of Paris. Although the topics are ... read more »
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Maybe a little too French
I could watch any film starring the beautiful and talented French actress Juliette Binoche and have seen most of her England-language work, but naturally most ... read more »
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The beauty of living with the backdrop of Paris
A film which reminds us of the foundations of living and what we take for granted everyday in our lives, soothing, haunting sometimes even but keeping it real. ... read more »
To celebrate the release of Potiche, on DVD and Blu-ray from 10 October, we are giving away three copies of the film in all its high definition glory. Suzanne (Catherine Deneuve: 8 Women, Dancer In The Dark) is a 'trophy housewife' (or "potiche") of wealthy industrialist Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini: Paris, Moliere), who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron fist and is equally tyrannical with his children and wife. When the workers go on strike and take Robert hostage, Suzanne steps in... Read more