Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now ...
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| Vanessa Paradis | ... | Marie | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Jacques 'Lébovitch' / Marie's father | |
| Clotilde Courau | ... | Solange / Marie's friend | |
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Sekkou Sall | ... | Ahmed / Marie's friend |
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Florence Thomassin | ... | Élisa / Marie's mother |
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Werner Schreyer | ... | Conductor |
| Michel Bouquet | ... | Samuel | |
| Philippe Léotard | ... | Gitane Smoker | |
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Catherine Rouvel | ... | Manina |
| Melvil Poupaud | ... | Pharmacist's Son | |
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Olivier Saladin | ... | Kevin |
| Bernard Verley | ... | Entrepreneur | |
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Reine Bartève | ... | Grandmother |
| André Julien | ... | Grandfather | |
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Gérard Chaillou | ... | Claude Chapelier |
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Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death. Written by Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
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1 February 1995 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Music by Serge Gainsbourg
Lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg and Michel Colombier
Performed by Serge Gainsbourg
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ElisaMusic by Serge Gainsbourg
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I don't think Jean Becker is a very interesting director; the two films I have seen--L'Été meurtrier and this one--don't show any great stylistic ability. You remember L'Été for Adjani's performance as an avenging angel, and Vanessa Paradis does the same thing here: she's a one-woman wrecking crew taking on greedy grandparents, the lesbian director of her orphanage, men looking for sex, in fact anybody who gets in her way.
The film stands or falls on the power and charisma of its star, and Vanessa Paradis doesn't disappoint. She is amazingly at ease in front of the camera, as befits a Lancôme model who also started singing at 14. No matter how tawdry the script gets--and that's plenty at times--she sails right through it. She even holds her own with Depardieu, the icon of French film.