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Overview
Les Marmottes is a French romantic film drama first released in 1993,
directed by Elie Chouraqui.
The film stars Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jacqueline Bisset, Christine Boisson, André Dussollier and Gérard Lanvin.
It has also been released under the title: The Groundhogs.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
Synopsis
One Christmas, the Klein family get together for a skiing holiday in the Alps. A
snow storm forces them to stay indoors in their hotel. This appears to be the ideal
opportunity to resolve some marital problems and settle some old scores...
Film Review
An all-star cast (which includes some of the biggest names in French cinema) somehow manages
to make this inconsequential film pass for entertainment. Jean-Hugues Anglade
and Jacqueline Bisset are particularly on fine form and provide the film with many of
its best moments.
The film is essentially a typical mid-1990s French romantic comedy, rather lacking on substance, being rather overly reliant on the talent and charisma of its cast. The popularity of the film in France resulted in a mini-series being commissioned for French television in 1998. This starred some of the actors who appeared in the original film, noticable absences being, alas, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Jacqueline Bisset. © James Travers 1999 Write a review for this film... User Comments
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