Mathilde Seigner Movies
- 1996
An easily influenced teenage boy takes a ruinous road when he chooses to become an outlaw. This drama, without artifice or unnecessary embellishment, tells the semi-autobiographical story of screenwriter/first-time director/actor Patrick Aurignac, who instead of playing himself, portrays the criminal influenced the impressionable boy. Young Frederic is first seen serving a drug-realted sentence. While in prison, he encounters Damien and criminal mastermind Louis-Guy. Frederic comes to admire the latter greatly. Still, upon his release, Frederic tries to please his parents and his girlfriend by going straight. He does okay until the newly freed Louis-Guy appears and seduces Frederic into the robber's life with the promise of fast, plentiful money. The addition of a beautiful prostitute also helps sway Frederic. As soon as Damien gets out, the crooks begin plotting an enormous caper. Unfortunately it goes terribly wrong and all involved end up back in jail with 18-year-old Frederick serving a six year sentence. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christophe Hemon, François Perier, (more)
In this comedy, layers and layers of personal lies provide the glue that holds a trendy, shallow group of Parisians together. The story centers on Ada, a deeply indebted, but promising young fashion designer who has just purchased an apartment with her lover and holds a housewarming party to celebrate. The bulk of the story unfolds episodically as assorted neurotic characters come to call and begin to intermingle. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, (more)
- 1994
A young teenaged girl tries to get affection from her cold-hearted mother in this gentle French drama. 14-year old Rosine lives somewhere in northern France where the cold rain continually falls. It is a metaphor for her life. Her mother Marie had her when she was only 16 and now wants little to do with her. She spends most of her nights out on the town. Rosine hungers for her mother's love. She is almost obsessed with getting it. She is frustrated because she never does. One day Pierre, her father shows up from the blue and Mare gladly takes him in. Rosine is a good sport and likes that he takes an interest in her. The brief respite from gloom doesn't last as Pierre soon begins to beat Marie and eventually rapes Rosine. The traumatized girl tries to get her mother to admit the incident, to pay attention to the hurting child, but Marie just doesn't care. Marie has no choice but to run away from home and make her own way. Marie is a spirited young woman and though not shown in the film, stands a good chance of making it in life. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eloise Charretier, Mathilde Seigner, (more)
