| De plus belle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anne-Gaëlle Daval |
| Starring | Florence Foresti Mathieu Kassovitz |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $6.2 million[1] |
| Box office | $549,000[2] |
De plus belle is a 2017 French film directed by Anne-Gaëlle Daval. A romantic comedy starring Florence Foresti and Mathieu Kassovitz, it tells the story of a breast cancer survivor's efforts to rebuild her life. It received mixed reviews from critics.
Summary
Lucie Larcher, a breast cancer survivor and single mother, learns how to rebuild her life.[3] She meets Clovis, her new lover, in a nightclub, and takes dancing lessons with her teacher Dalida.[3] She brings up her daughter and takes constructive criticisms from her mother.[3]
Cast
- Florence Foresti as Lucie Larchet
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Clovis
- Nicole Garcia as Dalila
- Jonathan Cohen as Frédéric
- Olivia Bonamy as Manon
- Josée Drevon as Yvonne
- Jeanne Astier as Hortense
- Norbert Ferrer as Ben
- Perrette Souplex as Salomé
- Sabine Pakora as Sabine
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 5.33/10.[4]
In a review for Le Monde, Thomas Sotinel suggested the film was conventional for French romantic comedies, with an expected happy ending.[5] Le Parisien praised Kassovitz and Foresti's acting, calling Foresti's "magical".[6] They concluded, "everything is strong, everything is sharp, everything is intense" in this film.[6]
Reviewing it for L'Express, Laurent Dijan said the film was slow-paced and embarrassing.[7] Nevertheless, he praised Jonathan Cohen's acting.[7] While Sylvestre Picard of Premiere was similarly laudatory of Cohen's acting, he deplored the profusion of sub-themes in the script.[8]
References
- ↑ "De plus belle (2017) - JPBox-Office".
- ↑ "Ladies".
- 1 2 3 "De plus belle". Télérama. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies (De plus belle) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ↑ Sotinel, Thomas (March 7, 2017). ""De plus belle": amour, espoir et oncologie". Le Monde. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- 1 2 ""De plus belle" : à corps et à cœur". Le Parisien. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- 1 2 Dijan, Laurent (March 7, 2017). "De plus belle: Florence Foresti à contre-emploi dans un film qui se traîne". L'Express. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ Picard, Sylvestre (March 7, 2017). "De plus belle". Premiere. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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