Gentle man is looking for a woman
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|---|---|
| German title | Gentle man is looking for a woman |
| Original title | L'annonce |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Julie Lopes-Curval |
| script | Julie Lopes-Curval, Sophie Hiet |
| production | Miléna Poylo , Gilles Sacuto , Christophe Désenclos |
| music | Frédéric Lo |
| camera | Celine Bozon |
| cut | Muriel Breton , Benoît Gargonne |
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Gentle man seeks woman (original title L'annonce ) is a French television film by Julie Lopes-Curval based on the novel by Marie-Hélène Lafon from 2015 , in which Alice Taglioni and Éric Caravaca play the leading roles. The German premiere was on February 16, 2016 on arte .
action
Annette, 38 years old and a warehouse worker in a supermarket, lives in Bailleul in northern France. Their son Eric is separated from Didier, an alcoholic who is serving a prison sentence. After discovering a personal ad, she replied to an ad from Paul, a farmer in Auvergne . Finally, she leaves her region, the proximity to her mother Jacqueline, and moves in with him with her son Eric in the middle of winter. There Annette Paul's hostile sister and her own past, which she will soon catch up with, have to face.
background
The film was made as a co-production between the film company TS Productions and the television channel arte.
Reviews
“Lifelike, sincere characters, a coherent ensemble, plus a clever camera work that detects even the most delicate emotions - you can hardly believe that this French gem is 'just' a television film. Julie Lopes-Curval, who was awarded the Golden Camera in Cannes in 2002 for her debut 'Bord de mer', is absolutely convincing here. "
“A romance told with quiet humor with credible actors who do not spare the hardships of country life. [...] At the same time, this sensitive winter film, in which everyone is always cold, does without dramatic exaggerations. Instead, he tells of the tough everyday rural life that can only be mastered with humor and solidarity: You help each other in the village and name your cows after characters from Greek mythology . Then 'Ighigenie' and 'Penelope' compete in the stable. "
Awards
For her film, Julie Lopes Curval won the 2015 award for best director at the La Rochelle TV Film Festival.
Web links
- Gentle man looking for a woman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ L'annonce at TS Productions
- ↑ Film review at TV Spielfilm
- ↑ a b Gentle man seeks woman. Focus, February 19, 2016, accessed May 4, 2019 .