Summary
Stella is a beautiful 17-year-old who lives on the French Riviera with
her mother, Antoinette. By night, Stella works as a gogo dancer
in a nightclub; by day, she hangs around with her gang and a
good-for-nothing boyfriend, Fabrizio. Antoinette, who works
as a hotel chambermaid, is dismayed by her daughter’s choice of lovers
and hopes that she will find someone more suitable to settle down
with. One day, she finds the ideal son-in-law, Jean-Michel
Romansky, an estate agent staying at the hotel where she works.
Antoinette contrives to bring him and her daughter together...
Review
After her impressive debut feature Petite chérie (2000),
director Anne Villacèque failed to win much positive criticism
for this lacklustre romantic drama. Presumably in an attempt to
give some substance and credibility to the threadbare narrative,
Villacèque adopts a highly stylised approach which quickly
becomes tiresome and distracting. Despite a creditable
contribution from Miou-Miou (which none of her co-stars comes anywhere
near to matching), the film is almost completely lacking in character
and emotional realism. The plot is so predictable and strewn with
clichés that you have only to watch the first five minutes to
know how the film is going to end. Definitely not worth the
effort.
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Credits
- Director: Anne Villacèque
- Script: Chantal Poupaud, Anne Villacèque
- Photo: Pierre Milon
- Music: Marc Collin
- Cast: Miou-Miou (Antoinette), Elie Semoun (Romansky), Vahina Giocante (Stella), Mathieu Simonet (Fabrizio), Antoine Basler (Le gérant du Milk), Franck Bruneau (Le livreur de pizzas), Geraldinha de Brilo (La femme de chambre petit-déjeuner)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 94 min
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Drama / Romance






