Mademoiselle Chambon
Mademoiselle Chambon
An elegant, moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man, Jean (Vincent Lindon), and his son's school teacher, Véronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain, Lindon's former wife) — and their desperate attempt to keep their desires from spiraling into a full-blown affair, which threatens to turn everything around them upside down.
3.5 out of 5 based on 12 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
15 |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Stéphane Brizé |
| Cast |
Aure Atika, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jean-Marc Thibault, Bruno Lochet, Michelle Goddet Vincent Lindon |
| Studio |
Axiom Films |
| Release Date |
September 2011 |
| Running Time |
101 mins |
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An elegant, moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man, Jean (Vincent Lindon), and his son's school teacher, Véronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain, Lindon's former wife) — and their desperate attempt to keep their desires from spiraling into a full-blown affair, which threatens to turn everything around them upside down.
Reviews
The Observer
Philip French
“...a touching, measured, well-observed film.”
25/09/2011
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Time Out
David Jenkins
“If it sounds prim, it’s not: Brizé guides rather than tells, relying less on dialogue than moody longueurs and suggestive framing.”
22/09/2011
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The Times
Wendy Ide
“A master class in poignant restraint, driven by two subtle and achingly empathetic performances.”
23/09/2011
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The Guardian
Xan Brooks
“Slow your pace and pause for breath and there's a world of pleasure to be had from this unhurried small-town tragedy.”
22/09/2011
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The Independent
Anthony Quinn
“Brizé keeps the script lean but offers his two leads the space and time to wring maximum feeling – mostly of regret – from their fraught silences. ”
23/09/2011
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Total Film
Kevin Harley
“A familiar tale lent richness by note-perfect turns and stealthy storytelling.”
13/09/2011
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The New York Times
Stephen Holden
“This small, nearly perfect film is a reminder that personal upheavals are as consequential in people’s lives as shattering world events. ”
27/05/2010
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Empire Magazine
David Parkinson
“A subtle and sensual character study.”
26/09/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“It is Brief Encounter all over again.”
23/09/2011
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The Financial Times
Nigel Andrews
“...the story’s will-they-won’t-they melodies play on, evoking not just the Noël Coward weepie but Casablanca and pretty much all the rest of the cinema’s suffering-for-love gang.”
22/09/2011
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
“[Brizé's ] film is surely meant as a tale of straightforward true love, and, as such, it is uninspiring.”
25/09/2011
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The Daily Telegraph
Tim Robey
“Too much of Stéphane Brizé’s film is elegant water-treading...”
22/09/2011
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