Like an Airplane (2002)

Lola, a 23-year-old student, is working on a law thesis while working part-time at a nursery. Lola lives in a studio under the small apartment that her mother, Claire Forestier, occupies ... See full summary »

Director:

Marie-France Pisier

Writers:

Pascal Bonitzer, Marie-France Pisier

Stars:

Bérénice Bejo, Marie-France Pisier, Guillaume Depardieu

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bérénice Bejo	...	Lola
Marie-France Pisier	...	Claire Forestier
Guillaume Depardieu	...	Pierre Sako
Clément van den Bergh	...	Guillaume
Laurence Côte	...	Corinne
Samuel Labarthe	...	Simon
Teo Saavedra	...	Téo
Mélanie Bernier	...	Constance
Gladys Cohen	...	Bella
Rachida Brakni	...	Ourdia
László Szabó	...	Jean, le taxi
Sophie Artur	...	Lucienne
Christophe Le Masne	...	Le médecin
Claire Laroche	...	Marie
Nasser Zerkoun	...	Marco

Storyline

Lola, a 23-year-old student, is working on a law thesis while working part-time at a nursery. Lola lives in a studio under the small apartment that her mother, Claire Forestier, occupies with her younger brother, Guillaume, 15, high school student. From Italy where she spends her holidays, Claire sends postcards to her children. In fact, she does not decide to return. In raincoat and black glasses, she drags a suitcase on wheels in a street in Paris. It feels unstable, weird.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | widow | vacation | teenage boy | suicide | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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User Reviews

Surprisingly moving

This is quite a good film about the close bonds uniting an excentric and ill mother with her two children. The cast is absolutely brilliant as each actor manages to convey a panel of personal emotions. Pisier, at the same time director and actress, doesn't content herself with depicting flat characters as they all have their ambiguity and that's probably the strength of the film.

The film is about love and family, which may seem a little bit trite and commonplace, and yet the director's honesty is absolutely convincing.

I mustnot forget the lovely music which right from the opening credits rocks the viewer. This is a nice surprise.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 January 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Jak samolot

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$50,107

Company Credits

Production Co:

Léo et Cie, GMT Productions, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color