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Driving Madeleine / Une Hirondelle Productions présente ; une coproduction Une Hirondelle Productions, Pathé, TF1 Films Production, Artémis Productions, Shelter Prod ; en coproduction associée avec Kobayashi Prod, Bright Lights Films ; produit par Laure Irrmann, Christian Carion ; scénario et dialogues de Cyril Gely ; adaptation de Christian Carion ; un film de Christian Carion.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: K26578 | Cohen Media GroupLanguage: French Original language: French Subtitle language: English Series: Contemporary classics (Cohen Media Group)Publisher: New York, NY : Cohen Media Group, [2024]Distributor: New York, NY : Kino Lorber Copyright date: ©2024Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Belle course
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photogrpahy, Pierre Cottereau ; editor, Loïc Lallemand ; music, Philippe Rombi.
Cast: Line Renaud, Dany Boon, Alice Isaaz, Jérémie Laheurte, Gwendoline Hamon, Julie Delarme, Thomas Alden, Hadriel Roure.Summary: A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver and his fare, a 92-year-old woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Enter Madeleine, an immaculately groomed nonagenarian, who informs Charles that the trip today will not be a direct one. She is moving into a nursing home and would like to make some stops along the way predicting that this might be her last car ride through the city. Their ride takes them through the momentous locations of her life and their brief friendship deepens as Madeleine listens to Charles confess his worries. Boon, an actor best known for his comedic work, creates a dramatic portrait of a frustrated man facing a personal crisis of epic proportions. His darker, sharper edges allow Renaud (renowned for decades in France as a singer) to shine as the pure shimmering light that is Madeleine, reminding us that inside every seemingly benign elderly woman we might pass on the street is a warrior, a nurturer, and a spirited adventurer.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD New WORLD DRIVING Checked out 05/24/2024 33111010018253
Total holds: 0

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A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver and his fare, a 92-year-old woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Enter Madeleine, an immaculately groomed nonagenarian, who informs Charles that the trip today will not be a direct one. She is moving into a nursing home and would like to make some stops along the way predicting that this might be her last car ride through the city. Their ride takes them through the momentous locations of her life and their brief friendship deepens as Madeleine listens to Charles confess his worries. Boon, an actor best known for his comedic work, creates a dramatic portrait of a frustrated man facing a personal crisis of epic proportions. His darker, sharper edges allow Renaud (renowned for decades in France as a singer) to shine as the pure shimmering light that is Madeleine, reminding us that inside every seemingly benign elderly woman we might pass on the street is a warrior, a nurturer, and a spirited adventurer.

DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1, 16x9); Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

French dialogue; English subtitles.

Line Renaud, Dany Boon, Alice Isaaz, Jérémie Laheurte, Gwendoline Hamon, Julie Delarme, Thomas Alden, Hadriel Roure.

Director of photogrpahy, Pierre Cottereau ; editor, Loïc Lallemand ; music, Philippe Rombi.

Widescreen.

Title from disc surface.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.

Bonus features: Interview with director Christian Carion; Theatrical trailer.

A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver and his fare, a 92-year-old woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Enter Madeleine, an immaculately groomed nonagenarian, who informs Charles that the trip today will not be a direct one. She is moving into a nursing home and would like to make some stops along the way predicting that this might be her last car ride through the city. Their ride takes them through the momentous locations of her life and their brief friendship deepens as Madeleine listens to Charles confess his worries. Boon, an actor best known for his comedic work, creates a dramatic portrait of a frustrated man facing a personal crisis of epic proportions. His darker, sharper edges allow Renaud (renowned for decades in France as a singer) to shine as the pure shimmering light that is Madeleine, reminding us that inside every seemingly benign elderly woman we might pass on the street is a warrior, a nurturer, and a spirited adventurer.

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