The read
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 4,571 2010s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Long married 50-somethings Brigitte and Xavier are prize cattle breeders in regional France. Life is good, but the departure of their children from home has thrown Brigitte’s world into flux, as she finds herself locked into routine. She keeps hoping for something else, something more. A party held by students on the adjoining property accelerates this latent crisis and Brigitte impulsively sets off for Paris under the guise of a doctor’s appointment. The city immediately invigorates her, and when she meets a charming Danish gentleman, she impulsively allows herself to be flattered by his attentions…
Ratings
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do.
43 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc FitoussiDirector
- Marc FitoussiScreenplay
- Sean O'HaganOriginal Music Composer
- Tim GaneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Isabelle HuppertBrigitte Lecanu
- Jean-Pierre DarroussinXavier Lecanu
- Michael NyqvistJesper
- Pio MarmaïStan
- Audrey DanaLaurette
- Anaïs DemoustierMarion
- Marina FoïsChristiane
- Clément MétayerGrégoire Lecanu
- Jean-Charles ClichetRégis
- Lakshantha AbenayakeApu
- Benoît GirosFred
- Meriem SerbahLa démonstratrice en tissus
