Tatie Danielle on DVD (1990)

A customer from Southampton, England , 19/09/2006

This film may be culturally intriguing but it's not entertaining. The old lady just behaves foully. That's it. Not what I'd call stimulating humour.

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Laurie Pithers from Manchester, England , 24/09/2004

This is an absoluteley fantastic film, should be watched by everyone. After renting this film i actually went out and bought it, i then made all my friends watch it. The film is about an old woman who torments everyone. Its quite weird but very good, its one of the best films i have ever watched. The Film is in french but is subtitled. Theres not much more i can say other than you have to watch this!

  4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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lalune from West Yorkshire , 08/11/2004

I saw the premier at the Edinburgh Film festival and oh I thought it was marvellous. Despite the pathos I laughed all the way through. This is what I want to aspire to when I get old!

Right from the start you know Tatie Danielle (Tsilla Chelton) is such a wicked nasty old woman. She feigns ill health very well but easily seen through once with her for a while. She does this when she cannot get her way. Initially, her put upon paid housekeeper endures this, until she 'accidentally' dies. Then Tatie Danielle moves in with her great-nephew and his family. She continues using her nastiness to manipulate everyone into doing things her way until the family have enough, realise what she is like eventually, and go on holiday to Greece and not have family to look after her but hire a young housekeeper to look after her. Sandrine (Isabelle Nanty) knows what Auntie is doing, and deals with her accordingly.

This is when it becomes a very touching tale for two people of very different generations eventually beginning to form respect and care for each other.

I could not wait to hire this and cannot wait until it is affordable to buy.

  4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

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Laurie Pithers from Manchester, England , 24/09/2004

This is an absoluteley fantastic film, should be watched by everyone. After renting this film i actually went out and bought it, i then made all my friends watch it. The film is about an old woman who torments everyone. Its quite weird but very good, its one of the best films i have ever watched. The Film is in french but is subtitled. Theres not much more i can say other than you have to watch this!

  4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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A customer from Andover, England , 27/03/2007

I was misled by a couple of reviews into thinking this might at least be quite amusing. But no. The film had no subtitles despite being advertised as having them, but since the script is wholly without charm, subtlety or wit you haven't missed anything. I have reluctantly given it one star for being in French.

  1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

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