Claire Darling

2019 1h 34m FR

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5.5

MID

★5.5TMDB · 72

Drama

Synopsis

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On this beautiful, bright first day of summer, Claire Darling has decided to get rid of all her estate. She’s laid down all her favourite objects on her front lawn for one splendid garage sale. As a horde of curious bystanders and neighbors fights over the ridiculously underpriced antiques, each object resurrects flashes of Claire Darling’s tragic and flamboyant life. Alerted by her childhood friends, Marie Darling, Claire’s estranged daughter, is forced to come back to the family mansion to stop this sale and unveil the reasons behind her mother’s eccentric decision.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Claire Darling
Chiara Mastroianni
Marie Darling
Alice Taglioni
Claire Darling young
Olivier Rabourdin
Claude Darling
Samir Guesmi
Amir
Johan Leysen
Père Georges
Laure Calamy
Martine Leroy
Yasin Houicha
Rachid

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Julie Bertuccelli
Writers: Julie Bertuccelli, Sophie Fillières
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: France

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julie Bertuccelli, shot by Irina Lubtchansky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni and Alice Taglioni carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6961808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Julie Bertuccelli directs. Irina Lubtchansky behind the camera. François Gédigier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Julie Bertuccelli, shot by Irina Lubtchansky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor François Gédigier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni and Alice Taglioni carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6961808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Irina Lubtchansky
Editing: François Gédigier
Costume design: Nathalie Raoul
Makeup / hair: Jean-Jacques Puchu
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Claire Darling (2019)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

SWITCH.2019-06-06
★ 4/10
As the minutes ticked by, I sat hoping to gain understanding of certain elements of the plot - until the ending left me shocked and in disbelief, and not the good kind. The climactic finale of the film was out of the blue and highly unrealistic. With mouth open, staring at my neighbour, we couldn't help but look at each other and wonder - seriously? Did that just happen? All in all, 'Claire Darling' is a challenging film with all the right elements and all the wrong delivery. I was willing to wait patiently on the basis that it felt like something good was coming. The film keeps building and embellishing - but it's as though time ran out and in a quick attempt to finish the film, they resolved the third act with a deux ex machina, and failed to account for everything else. - Lily Meek Read Lily's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-claire-darling-a-french-film-fail

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