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Ponette (1996)

97 min  -  Drama  -   14 March 1997 (USA)
7.5
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An extremely captivating movie on how a little girl copes with her mother's death. She withdraws from all the people around her... See full summary »

Director:

Jacques Doillon

Writers:

Jacques Doillon, Brune Compagnon (scenario collaborator: for first draft)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Victoire Thivisol Victoire Thivisol ...
Ponette
Delphine Schiltz Delphine Schiltz ...
Delphine
Matiaz Bureau Caton Matiaz Bureau Caton ...
Matiaz
Léopoldine Serre Léopoldine Serre ...
Ada
Marie Trintignant Marie Trintignant ...
La mère
Xavier Beauvois ...
Le père
Claire Nebout Claire Nebout ...
La tante
Aurélie Vérillon Aurélie Vérillon ...
Aurélie
Henri Berthon Henri Berthon ...
L'Instituteur
Carla Ibled Carla Ibled ...
Carla
Luckie Royer Luckie Royer ...
Luce
Antoine du Merle Antoine du Merle ...
Antoine
Marianne Favre Marianne Favre ...
Marianne
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hadrien Bouvier Hadrien Bouvier ...
Extra
Benjamin Lemaire Benjamin Lemaire ...
Anthony
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Storyline

An extremely captivating movie on how a little girl copes with her mother's death. She withdraws from all the people around her, waiting for her mother to come back. She tries waiting, and when her mother still doesn't appear, tries magic chants, praying to God, and then becoming a child of God, to have some power over Him. All to no avail. But then, when she is in despair, her mother does come back ... Written by Rahul Dodhia <rdodhia@psych.columbia.edu>  

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Genres:

Drama

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

I mikri Ponette See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$1,351,319 (USA) (28 September 1997)
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The magic spell the kids say, "Ta'ali Takum", is actually the "Talitha koum" of Jesus. In Mark 5:41, Jesus says the phrase "Talitha koum" (Aramaic for "Little girl, get up") to a dead girl, when he resurrects her. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the cemetery scene, Ponette is shown piling dirt onto her legs as she kneels beside the grave. In the next shot, her legs have no dirt and her pants are clean. See more »

Quotes

Ponette: Mommy, where are you?
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Connections

Referenced in The Killing Floor (2007) See more »