Quand on sera grand (2000)
Dir: Renaud Cohen Comedy / Drama
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Overview
Quand on sera grand is a French film comedy-drama first released in 2000,
directed by Renaud Cohen.
The film stars Mathieu Demy, Amira Casar, Maurice Bénichou, Louise Bénazéraf and Marie Payen.
It has also been released under the title: Once We Grow Up.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
Simon, a 30 year old Jew of Algerian origin, is struggling to find his feet as an adult.
He and his partner Christine are unable to have a child, his job as a journalist no
longer satisfies him, the turbulent lives of his friends provides an unwelcome distraction,
and he is barely on speaking terms with his father, Isaac. Things start to get
even more complicated when his grandmother becomes deranged and he starts to take an
interest in the pregnant wife of an unsociable neighbour.
Film Review
In his first full-length film as a director, Renaud Cohen paints a colourful, true-to-life
yet slightly tongue-in-cheek picture of adult life. The characters are generally
well-drawn, although Cohen doesn’t quite mange to avoid the obvious stereotypes
(the dotty grandmother, the beaten wife, the standoffish Jewish father, etc). Whilst
the film feels fragmented and, in places, painfully incoherent, the quality of the acting
is of a high enough standard to make the film watchable, if not profound, and, in places,
pleasantly entertaining.
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