The Adopted (2011)
"Les adoptés" (original title)

Director:

Mélanie Laurent

Writers:

Christophe Deslandes, Mélanie Laurent,

Stars:

Marie Denarnaud, Denis Ménochet, Clémentine Célarié

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marie Denarnaud	...	Marine
Denis Ménochet	...	Alex
Clémentine Célarié	...	Millie
Mélanie Laurent	...	Lisa
Théodore Maquet-Foucher	...	Léo
Audrey Lamy	...	Clémence
Morgan Perez	...	Philippe
Nicolas Medad	...	Sébastien, le kiné
Coralie Subert	...	Femme concert
Christophe Deslandes	...	Client librairie (as Chris Deslandes)
Nicolas Janin	...	Professeur de judo
Alexandre Brick	...	Barman
Melissa Drigeard	...	Aurélia
Jacques Pieri	...	Médecin
Rosen Castera	...	Infirmière

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bookshop | death of pregnant woman | hospital | violin | love | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 November 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

The Adopted

Filming Locations:

Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Move Movie, StudioCanal, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.10 : 1

User Reviews

A slow slow predictable love story

My women friends loved this, while my male friends and I squirmed through what seemed a painfully long drawn out predictable story. In drama of all sorts, when someone is so happy at the start you can just see the bad news coming. Life and the Film Business should have taught us all by now that the writer/actor/director/ roles combined in one human being is usually not a wise move. Sadly, this film proves it. I am sure Melanie Laurent will go on to do more good films (If you direct don't act - If you act please don't direct) but "The Adopted" could do with some much firmer discipline in cutting and moving the story along. I loved some of the acting sequences woman-to-woman in the book shop (that marvellous book shop owner!) and probably my favorite scene is the young boy talking to his dead aunt in his treasured Polaroid picture that scene really is film - underline film!