Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Writers:

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (writer)
Noémie Lvovsky (writer)

Release Date:

16 April 2003 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that would grow back as soon as she cut it...

Plot Keywords:

Guilt | Playwright | Wealth | Flashback Sequence | Church

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	...	Federica
Chiara Mastroianni	...	Bianca
Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Pierre
Denis Podalydès	...	Philippe
Marysa Borini	...	Mother
Roberto Herlitzka	...	Father
Lambert Wilson	...	Aurelio
Pascal Bongard	...	Priest
Nicolas Briançon	...	Director
Yvan Attal	...	Man in Park
Emmanuelle Devos	...	Philippe's Wife
Karine Silla	...	Céline
Alma Samel	...	Child Federica
Uta Samel	...	Child Bianca
Victor Nebbiolo	...	Child Aurelio

Also Known As:

È più facile per un cammello... (Italy)
Au royaume des cieux (France) (working title)
It's Easier for a Camel... (International: English title)
Le paradis sur terre (France) (working title)
Moi aussi je suis communiste (France) (working title)

Runtime:

France:110 min | Japan:105 min | USA:116 min | Germany:105 min (TV version)

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | Italian | Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:6 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Gémini Films

Trivia:

The character of "Federica" is based on Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's real life experiences as daughter of a rich family.

This one WON'T Give You The Hump

It's difficult to believe that no one has seen fit to comment on this charmer - that word does double duty here for it's equally applicable to triple-threat writer-director-star Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in her first time at bat on bullhorn. Tedeschi is a fine actress and has illuminated many films with her quiet, understated beauty that leaves most of the 'glamor' girls dead in the water. She doesn't make it easy on herself opting for an intricate storyline requiring both a large cast and ensemble playing and allegedly basing her screenplay loosely on her own life. If I were producing a screenplay that called for an actress who could convey guilt about being very wealthy convincingly I'd be unable to come up with anyone other that Bruni-Tedeschi. At close to forty she can still do gauche and make it come out charming and more than this she is able to extract equally fine performances from the likes of Yvan Attal, Denis Podalydes, Chiara Mastroianni and not least her own mother playing the mother of the fictional-but-lightly-based-on-Valeria herself Federica. She brings it off superbly and takes her rightful place alongside such other distinguished female directors as Agnes Varda, Diane Kurys, Ann Fontaine, and Agnes Jouai. Roll on her second trip to the plate. 8/10