Lise and Andre

2000 1h 27m FR

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Lise is a Parisian prostitute who has a young son, Sebastien. Lise dotes on her boy, who has a gift for music and sings in a children's choir directed by aging parish priest Father Andre. Sebastien becomes involved in an auto accident that sends him into a coma; after he remains unconscious for three months, Lise begins to panic, desperate for a remedy that medical science can't provide. When she is told of a field in a village in rural France where a miracle is said to have occurred some years before -- an apparition of the Virgin Mary arrived to provide food for a group of starving children -- Lise wants to travel to the site of the miracle to pray for her son. She also insists that Father Andre come along, but the priest is not eager to go, due to his age, his health, and his increasing cynicism about religion. Lise is persistent, however, and before long the two are on the road in search of a much-needed miracle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isabelle Candelier
Lise
Michel Duchaussoy
André, the priest
Aïssa Maïga
Esther
Augustin Bartholomé
Bastien
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Charles
Anne Le Ny
Véronique, André's secretary
Hélène Surgère
Lise's mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Denis Dercourt
Writers: Denis Dercourt
Languages: French, Vietnamese
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Vietnamese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Denis Dercourt, shot by Jérôme Peyrebrune. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Isabelle Candelier and Michel Duchaussoy and Aïssa Maïga carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0261801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Denis Dercourt directs. Jérôme Peyrebrune behind the camera. Laurent Rouan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Vietnamese.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Vietnamese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Denis Dercourt, shot by Jérôme Peyrebrune. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Laurent Rouan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Isabelle Candelier and Michel Duchaussoy and Aïssa Maïga carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0261801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.