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Mademoiselle Chambon (2009)

Mademoiselle Chambon (2009)
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Two adults struggle to avoid letting their erotic passion for one another guide them into infidelity in this subtly erotic, understated chamber drama from France. Vincent Lindon stars as Jean, a burly blue-collar mason who lives semi-contentedly with his wife, Anne-Marie (Aure Atika), and son, Jérémy (Arthur Le Houérou), in some unspecified provincial French town. Little passion exists in Jean's life -- until his path crisscrosses with that of Véronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain), his son's violin teacher. Completely taken with the woman's cultural sophistication (manifested through her love of classical music) and intellectualism, Jean begins contemplating an affair with this virtual stranger, and offers to repair one of her windows as an excuse to be more proximate to her. Ultimately, suspense begins to build as the question lingers of whether the two will give in to their desires. Stéphane Brizé directed and authored the script, an adaptation of Eric Holder's novel. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Starring:
Sandrine KiberlainVincent Lindon, (more)
Director(s):
Stéphane Brizé
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
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Synopsis of Mademoiselle Chambon

Two adults struggle to avoid letting their erotic passion for one another guide them into infidelity in this subtly erotic, understated chamber drama from France. Vincent Lindon stars as Jean, a burly blue-collar mason who lives semi-contentedly with his wife, Anne-Marie (Aure Atika), and son, Jérémy (Arthur Le Houérou), in some unspecified provincial French town. Little passion exists in Jean's life -- until his path crisscrosses with that of Véronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain), his son's violin teacher. Completely taken with the woman's cultural sophistication (manifested through her love of classical music) and intellectualism, Jean begins contemplating an affair with this virtual stranger, and offers to repair one of her windows as an excuse to be more proximate to her. Ultimately, suspense begins to build as the question lingers of whether the two will give in to their desires. Stéphane Brizé directed and authored the script, an adaptation of Eric Holder's novel. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
101 mins

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Director(s):
Stéphane Brizé
Writer(s):
Florence VignonStéphane Brizé
Producer(s):
Jean-Louis LiviGilles SacutoMilena Poylo
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR(Adult Situations, Sexual Situations)
Categories:
DramaForeign
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    KATHERINE T. A.

    Excellent French film-making, intense, full of longing and question ... this is a real life drama left pure and unexaggerated by unrealistic Hollywoodism. It is a glimpse into the moral crossroads many find themselves at some point in their adult lives, and the complexity of such a choice and its real, perceived or feared consequences .... as well as the question, what is happiness to me and how much am I willing to risk to try and find it? The only thing I felt it lacked was a little more passion and a little less awkwardness between Jean and Veronique (at times it seemed unlikely Jean would pursue her given the level of sacrifice he faced to do so). An excellent film, but as previously said, you must appreciate foreign films and their simplicity or you may find yourself unfortunately bored.

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    Christine L.

    FABULOUSLY AGONIZING, as only the French can do, this film is simply filmed, and yet the story transcends the locations and situations. I won't spoil here, but DO watch the interviews in the extra portion to reveal an even more excruciating fact about this movie! Look, this is a "film" & not a "movie." Go elsewhere if you just want to chomp popcorn & space out...

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    Larry S.

    A few tender moments...lots of watching people work or play the violin or just watch each other. It gets at the edge of having an affair, just the edge though. And slow me down, almost put me to sleep, a mediation on people and relationships.

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