Cherchez Hortense (2012)A wife pressures her husband to solicit work papers from his civil servant father. Director:Pascal Bonitzer |
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Cherchez Hortense (2012)A wife pressures her husband to solicit work papers from his civil servant father. Director:Pascal Bonitzer |
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| Jean-Pierre Bacri | ... |
Damien Hauer
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| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... |
Iva Delusi
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| Isabelle Carré | ... |
Aurore
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Marin Orcand Tourrès | ... |
Noé Hauer
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Claude Rich | ... |
Sébastien Hauer
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Arthur Igual | ... |
Antoine
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Jackie Berroyer | ... |
Lobatch
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Jérôme Beaujour | ... |
Campuche
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Philippe Duclos | ... |
Henri Hortense
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| Benoît Jacquot | ... |
Kevadian
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Masahiro Kashiwagi | ... |
Satoshi - le serveur japonais
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Iliana Lolitch | ... |
Véra - la femme de Marco
(as Iliana Lolic)
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Francis Leplay | ... |
Marco - le frère d'Iva
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Joséphine Derenne | ... |
Blandine Hauer
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Agathe Bonitzer | ... |
Laetitia
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Damien is a professor of Japanese civilization. Just now he has a problem: he has promised Iva, his life companion, to ask his father Sébastien, a state councilor, to intervene in favor of Zorica, an illegal alien. In theory, Sébastien Hauer is influential enough to keep Zorica from being expelled from France but the trouble is that he has always despised his son. As for Damien, he hates his old man. It looks as if Zorica is not on track to stay in the country for much longer... Written by Guy Bellinger
This film is about a man in an unhappy marriage, who agrees to help his brother in law's friend. The help turns his life in unexpected directions.
"Cherchez Hortense" depicts an unhappy family convincingly. The lack of communication between the couple and the tension between the mother and the son is displayed in a way that is not over the top. The husband's chance encounter with Aurore flows naturally, and the progression of their friendship is a pleasure to watch. The Judge acts appears pleasant on the surface but he is doing everything he could to be difficult towards others. The plethora of human interaction portrayed in this film is like a miniature world of everyday life. Life can be bitter for some, sweet for others. "Cherchez Hortense" is a sweet romantic comedy.