Je m'appelle Elisabeth (2006)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jean-Pierre Améris

Writers:

Jean-Pierre Améris (writer)
Guillaume Laurant (writer)

Release Date:

15 November 2006 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A 10 year old girl lives in post WWII rural France with her parents, who are about to divorce. Her older sister leaves home to finish school...

Plot Keywords:

Stranger | Girl | School | Friend | Loneliness

Cast

Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi	...	Betty / Elisabeth
Stéphane Freiss	...	Régis
Maria de Medeiros	...	Mado
Yolande Moreau	...	Rose
Benjamin Ramon	...	Yvon
Lauriane Sire	...	Agnès
Olivier Cruveiller	...	L'instituteur
Virgil Leclaire	...	Quentin
Daniel Znyk	...	L'homme du chenil
Jean-Paul Rouvray	...	Gendarme 1
Patrick Pierron	...	Gendarme 2

Also Known As:

Call Me Elisabeth (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP

Company:

Pyramide Productions

Relaxing, innocent drama

I saw this today at a critics screening for Tijuana, I was expecting a children's movie, but I can't imagine children watching this film, it takes patience and innocence to go through it seriously. Its a slow, bright, cute film about a dealing with small problems at a young age. There isn't much to say: The acting is above average, the whole asthetic is rustic but enchanting, the characters are well developed, but the script is just a little dull. You will get into the story but you'll be drifting in and out at times. Still this is a very good-looking, feel-good film, worth a watch (especially for young women).