L'amerloque (TV 1996)

Mathilde, a snobbish and lonely Parisian teenager has a hard time getting used to Elsie, the lively African-American au pair girl her mother hired. Unexpectedly, a close friendship blossoms... See full summary »

Director:

Jean-Claude Sussfeld

Writers:

Susie Morgenstern (novel), Jean-Pierre Carasso (adaptation),

Stars:

Pauline Pinsolle, Juliet Dunn, Laure Killing

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pauline Pinsolle	...	Mathilde
Juliet Dunn	...	Elsie Butler
Laure Killing	...	Eléonore
Myriam Boyer	...	Yvonne
Jacques Rosny	...	Monsieur de Mandrieu
François Clavier	...	Michel
Didier Dijoux	...	Jérémie
Eloïse Ménard	...	Colombe
Valentina Lainati	...	Clara
Luca Vellani	...	Giorgio
Aurélien Wiik	...	Frank
Mélanie Thierry	...	Henriette
Claude Bihouis	...	Professeur de français
Philippe Dehesdin	...	Voisin champagne
Jean-Pierre Gesbert	...	Partenaire Elsie

Storyline

Mathilde, a snobbish and lonely Parisian teenager has a hard time getting used to Elsie, the lively African-American au pair girl her mother hired. Unexpectedly, a close friendship blossoms with this "Amerloque" (a pejorative word for a United States national) and Mathilde opens up to a new world of friends. A quarrel between the mother and Elsie brings the latter out of the picture, and Mathilde's world falls down again... unless she can help Elsie solve her other really major family problem.

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Plot Keywords:

paris france | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

11 September 1996 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinétévé, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Don't Apply"
Written by P. Simoni, A. Blanchard and Michael Katims
Performed by Michael Katims and Pascale Caristo

User Reviews

Neat and funny film

I would qualify this TV movie as a "light entertainment", although extremely fast-paced. The characters evolve very quickly, the events pass very quickly, one becomes almost numb at everything going on, especially since everything you expect never happens!

The character of Elsie, the au pair girl, is so lovable. The movie has its funny moments and you can relate to the monoparental family, which has its common points with almost every family.

The ending left me wondering: "That's it?". I wish the love between Jérémie and Mathilde would have been developed further, but then again, that's another good point, since you get the unexpected. I recommend this movie to anyone looking for anything but a how-to guide for eventual au pair young women!