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- 2014
- Rialto Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2014
- Rialto Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Summary After her mother dies, Nénette (Josiane Balasko), a disabled senior citizen, meets her pharmacist half-brother Paul (Michel Blanc) for the first time.
Directed By: Josiane Balasko
Written By: Franck Lee Joseph, Josiane Balasko
- 2014
- Rialto Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 2014
- Rialto Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
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24
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Summary After her mother dies, Nénette (Josiane Balasko), a disabled senior citizen, meets her pharmacist half-brother Paul (Michel Blanc) for the first time.
Directed By: Josiane Balasko
Written By: Franck Lee Joseph, Josiane Balasko
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
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33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Broad comedy and a little slapstick ensue. In the end, you’ve got to have a heart harder than a tortoise shell not get a little misty.
If Nenette as a character is more a narrative convenience than a depiction of an actual condition, her permanent childhood does provide the 63-year-old Balasko with an exuberant, unpredictable role. That she continues to make work for herself as both an actress and a director is a good thing, but it would be better if she found a more ambitious writer.
This sentimental French farce unsuccessfully strains for laughs while lurching towards its all too predictable denouement.
French actress-writer-director Josiane Balasko plunges in with all the finesse of a hopped-up Pollyanna, her simplistic interpretation of an impaired sexagenarian coming close to outright parody.
This sickly sweet concoction sets your teeth on edge.
The film indulges in much wannabe-funny wailing, shrieking, and flopping about by Nénette and Paul, only to then lace its buffoonish material with semi-serious undercurrents.
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Production Company
LGM Productions,
Josy Films,
StudioCanal,
France 2 Cinéma,
Nexus Factory,
uFilm,
uFund,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
France Télévisions,
La Banque Postale Image 6,
A Plus Image 4,
La Région Île-de-France,
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge,
Umedia
Release Date Feb 7, 2014
Duration 1 h 30 m
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