Nenette and Boni (1996)

A brother and sister reunite after time apart. But the sister is pregnant, which could either bring the siblings together or tear them apart.

Director:

Claire Denis

Writers:

Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau

Stars:

Grégoire Colin, Alice Houri, Jacques Nolot

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Grégoire Colin	...	Boni
Alice Houri	...	Nénette
Jacques Nolot	...	Monsieur Luminaire
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	...	La femme de Baker / Baker's wife (as Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi)
Vincent Gallo	...	Vincenzo / Baker
Malek Brahimi	...	Malek / le prof de boxe-the boxing teacher (as Malek Sultan)
Gérard Meylan	...	L'oncle / Uncle
Sébastien Pons	...	Un ami de Boni
Mounir Aïssa	...	Un ami de Boni / Boni's friend
Christophe Carmona	...	Un ami de Boni / Boni's friend
Djellali El'Ouzeri	...	Un ami de Boni / Boni's friend
Alex Descas	...	Le gynécologue / Gynaecologist
Jamila Farah	...	La sage femme / Midwife
Agnès Regolo	...	La radiologue
Pépette	...	L'assistante sociale

Storyline

Teenage siblings Nenette and Boni were raised apart as a result of their parents' divorce. Their mother, who doted on her son Boni, has died. He works for an interesting couple as a pizza baker, and is surprised and enraged when his younger sister, having run away from boarding school, suddenly turns up. There's a problem that they must confront.

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Plot Keywords:

male rear nudity | male masturbation | pubic hair | school | pizza | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

19 September 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nenette and Boni

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Dacia Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Four Lovers (2010)

User Reviews

All about growing up

A typical French art-house film when you consider most French art-house films to be filled with mindless imagery and deep misleading symbolism with a sharp and incomplete ending. Either way, Nenette et Boni is a nice coming of age drama about growing up and changing as a person. It's innocent how the only character in the movie who isn't 'horny' is the pet rabbit. Everyone else is always on the look out for love, one way or another. Vincent Gallo was a nice surprise. To see an American have a roll in a French film can sometimes be a treat. Here, he is. Much like the rest of the cast, he shows his emotions physically.