Marius and Jeannette

1997 1h 45m FR

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6.8

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68%

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6.9

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 62🍅68%Rotten Tomatoes★6.9IMDB · 1,813

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Jeannette is a single mother living in a working-class community in Marseilles; she tries to support herself and her two kids on her salary as a check-out girl at a supermarket and lives in an apartment complex where everyone is thrown into close proximity with everyone else. Marius is working as a security guard at a cement factory that has gone out of business; he's also squatting in the building, since the plant is soon to be demolished and he'll be needing his money later on. One day, Jeannette happens by the factory, and spotting several cans of paint, tries to take two of them home with her. Marius spots her and tries to chase her away, while she rails at him with curses against the capitalist system. The next day, an apologetic Marius appears at her doorstep, cans of paint in hand; the two soon become friendly, and a romance begins to bloom, though it quickly becomes obvious that Jeannette's romance novel fantasies are a bit off the mark from what Marius has in mind.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ariane Ascaride
Jeannette
Gérard Meylan
Marius
Pascale Roberts
Caroline
Jacques Boudet
Justin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Dédé
Frédérique Bonnal
Monique
Laetitia Pesenti
Magali, Jeannette's Daughter
Miloud Nacer
Malek, Jeannette's son

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Guédiguian
Writers: Robert Guédiguian, Jean-Louis Milesi
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Guédiguian, shot by Bernard Cavalié. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bernard Sasia 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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Ariane Ascaride and Gérard Meylan and Pascale Roberts carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Guédiguian directs. Bernard Cavalié behind the camera. Bernard Sasia cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Robert Guédiguian, shot by Bernard Cavalié. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Bernard Sasia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ariane Ascaride and Gérard Meylan and Pascale Roberts carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0119620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.