The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

2015 1h 33m FR

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5.1

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80%

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5.5

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★5.1TMDB · 149🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes★5.5IMDB · 3,226

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Synopsis

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She’s the most beautiful, most short-sighted, most sentimental, most perplexing, most obstinate, most untrustworthy and most troubling of heroines. The lady in the car has never seen the sea. On the run from the police, she keeps telling herself that she’s not crazy… Only...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Freya Mavor
Dany Dorémus
Stacy Martin
Anita
Benjamin Biolay
Michel Caravaille
Elio Germano
Stefano
Thierry Hancisse
Le garagiste
Sandrine Laroche
La femme du garagiste
Frederic Etherlinck
Un type de la station service
François-Dominique Blin
Le routier du relais

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joann Sfar
Writers: Gilles Marchand, Patrick Godeau
Languages: French
Countries: France, Belgium

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joann Sfar, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Agnès Olier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maryline Monthieux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Freya Mavor and Stacy Martin and Benjamin Biolay carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4159182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joann Sfar directs. Manuel Dacosse behind the camera. Agnès Olier scores. Maryline Monthieux cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
3Directed by Joann Sfar, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Agnès Olier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maryline Monthieux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Freya Mavor and Stacy Martin and Benjamin Biolay carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4159182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.