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Release Year2007
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes146
DirectorÉric-Emmanuel Schmitt
WritersÉric-Emmanuel Schmitt
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.7 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsOdette Toulemonde
About Odette Toulemonde
Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.
Directed by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Odette Toulemonde leans on a strong ensemble — Catherine Frot, Albert Dupontel, Jacques Weber — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2007.
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