Driving Madeleine

2022 1h 31m FR

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7.1

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94%

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METACRITIC

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7.2

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★7.1TMDB · 203🍅94%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 4,302

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Synopsis

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A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Line Renaud
Madeleine
Dany Boon
Charles
Alice Isaaz
Madeleine, jeune
Gwendoline Hamon
Denise
Hadriel Roure
Mathieu jeune
Elie Kaempfen
Matt
Christophe Rossignon
Le Président du tribunal
Jérémie Laheurte
Raymond Haguenot, dit Ray

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian Carion
Writers: Cyril Gely
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christian Carion, shot by Pierre Cottereau. 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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Original score by Philippe Rombi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Loïc Lallemand 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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Line Renaud and Dany Boon and Alice Isaaz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14586118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christian Carion directs. Pierre Cottereau behind the camera. Philippe Rombi scores. Loïc Lallemand cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 4 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
4Directed by Christian Carion, shot by Pierre Cottereau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Philippe Rombi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Loïc Lallemand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Line Renaud and Dany Boon and Alice Isaaz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt14586118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pierre Cottereau
Original score: Philippe Rombi
Editing: Loïc Lallemand
Production design: Chloé Cambournac
Costume design: Agnès Noden
Makeup / hair: Franck-Pascal Alquinet
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,900,000
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Driving Madeleine (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 94% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 65/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 4,302 votes
US box office: $325,662

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2026-03-08
★ 7/10
“Charles” (Dany Boon) is a Parisian taxi driver at the end of his tether when he is given a job on the other side of the city. He can’t really be bothered but it’s a lucrative fare so he sets off to pick up “Mme. Keller” (Line Renaud). She’s 92 years of age and is reluctantly having to move into an old folks home. As they proceed to navigate the busy traffic their initially monosyllabic chat becomes more intensive, intimate and confidential as she reveals some fairly private and traumatic details of her life thus far whilst he reciprocates over a few coffees, a run in with the gendarmes, some ice cream and a lot of quite poignant conversation. Much of her backstory is played out for us thanks to Alice Isaaz as her younger self and Jérémie Laheurte as her husband/tormentor for whose aggression she has an eye-wateringly effective solution, and there is also a son “Mathieu” (Hadriel Roure/Thomas Alden) who has also been formative in seeing this old lady arrive at her current perspective on life. It’s really the engagingly crafted dialogue, set within the confines of their car, that keeps this appealing as both characters gel nicely amidst a nicely balanced mix of the serious and the more frivolous and though the actual conclusion steers perilously close to sentimentality for me, it’s still an enjoyable observation of age and attitudes that I did quite enjoy.

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