A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.
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Awards:
- 11 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
| Victoire Thivisol | ... |
Ponette
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Delphine Schiltz | ... |
Delphine
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Matiaz Bureau Caton | ... |
Matiaz
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Léopoldine Serre | ... |
Ada
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| Marie Trintignant | ... |
La mère
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| Xavier Beauvois | ... |
Le père
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Claire Nebout | ... |
La tante
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Aurélie Vérillon | ... |
Aurélie
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Henri Berthon | ... |
L'Instituteur
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Carla Ibled | ... |
Carla
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Luckie Royer | ... |
Luce
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Antoine du Merle | ... |
Antoine
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Marianne Favre | ... |
Marianne
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Hadrien Bouvier | ... |
Extra
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Benjamin Charles | ... |
Anthony
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Luna Ragheb | ... |
Ponette (voice)
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Directed by
| Jacques Doillon | ||
Written by
| Jacques Doillon | ... | (written by) |
| Brune Compagnon | ... | (scenario collaborator: for first draft) |
Produced by
| Christine Gozlan | ... | executive producer |
| Alain Sarde | ... | producer |
Music by
| Philippe Sarde | ||
Cinematography by
| Caroline Champetier | ||
Editing by
| Jacqueline Lecompte | ||
Editorial Department
| Saskia Berthod | ... | editor trainee |
| Fabien Ferreri | ... | assistant editor |
| Gerard Savary | ... | color timer |
Casting By
| Christel Baras | ||
| Sophie Blanvillain | ||
| Antoinette Boulat | ||
| Brune Compagnon | ||
| Lola Doillon | ||
| Ève Guillou | ||
| Marick Hermet | ||
| Magali Montoya | ||
| Sandrine Revet | ||
Production Design by
| Henri Berthon | ||
Costume Design by
| Astrid Traissac | ||
Makeup Department
| Laurence Azouvy | ... | makeup artist: Marie Trintignant (as Laurence Azouvy-Jarriau) |
Production Management
| Eric Aufèvre | ... | assistant unit manager (as Eric Aufevre) |
| Laurence Diaz | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Pierre-Alban Guyot | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Philippe Robine | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Florence Sempé | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marie de Laubier | ... | assistant director |
| Sandrine Revet | ... | second assistant director |
| Emmanuel Rigaut | ... | third assistant director |
Sound Department
| Patrice Birzin | ... | cable person |
| Pascal Chauvin | ... | foley artist |
| Pascal Dedeye | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Michel Filippi | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Dominique Hennequin | ... | foley artist / post-synchronisation / sound |
| Jean-Claude Laureux | ... | sound editor / sound |
| Jean-Louis Lebras | ... | boom operator (as Jean-Louis Le Bras) |
| Francis Perreard | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Brigitte Taillandier | ... | assistant sound |
| Nathalie Vidal | ... | assistant sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Julien Hirsch | ... | camera operator |
| Jean-Bernard Josko | ... | grip |
| Emilie de la Hosseraye | ... | still photographer |
| Lionel Rigothier | ... | assistant camera |
| Christian Weyers | ... | gaffer |
Music Department
| Hubert Bougis | ... | orchestrator |
| Michael Davis | ... | musician: violin |
| Keith Harvey | ... | musician: cello |
| David Snell | ... | conductor |
| Peter Strosser | ... | musician: piano |
| John Timperley | ... | music editor |
Additional Crew
| Valérie Arroyo | ... | administrator |
| Cécile Cabel | ... | production secretary |
| Ophélie Gelber | ... | assistant: instructor for children |
| Kris Portier de Bellair | ... | instructor: children acting |
| Muriel Robine | ... | production secretary |
| Eva Simonet | ... | press agent |
| Odile Sogno | ... | assistant: instructor for children |
Production Companies
- Les Films Alain Sarde
- Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
- Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Canal+ (participation)
Distributors
- Bac Films (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Arrow Releasing (1997) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Atalanta Filmes (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Atlantis Entertainment (1998) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Cineplex Odeon Films (1997) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Distribution Company (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (1998) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (1998) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Splendor Films (2021) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Vértigo Films (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1998) (Canada) (video) (subtitled)
- Fox Lorber Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Fox Lorber Home Video (1998) (United States) (video) (subtitled)
- Fox Lorber (1996) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (Canada) (video) (subtitled)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (1998) (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- DCA Audiovisual (sound re-recording)
- Les Auditoriums de Joinville (sound post-production)
- Microfilms (titles)
- Samuelson Alga Cinéma (camera equipment provided by)
Storyline
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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, 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 |
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Did You Know?
| 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 | 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Batman & Robin/Hercules/My Best Friend's Wedding/For Roseanna/Ponette (1997). See more » |
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La Fille de l'Internet:
You shouldn't be so sad. Ponette: Yes, I should. La Fille de l'Internet: Your mother was sad, too. She cried on her way to Heaven. God cried as He waited for her. When God was on earth as Jesus, He cried, too. But usually He was as joyful as a child. Ponette: It isn't joyful to be a child. See more » |