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Orchestra Seats

Original title: Fauteuils d'orchestre
  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
4.4K
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ComedyDramaRomance

A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will m... Read allA young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the ... Read allA young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.

  • Director
    • Danièle Thompson
  • Writers
    • Danièle Thompson
    • Christopher Thompson
  • Stars
    • Cécile de France
    • Valérie Lemercier
    • Albert Dupontel
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    4.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Danièle Thompson
    • Writers
      • Danièle Thompson
      • Christopher Thompson
    • Stars
      • Cécile de France
      • Valérie Lemercier
      • Albert Dupontel
    • 26User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Photos20

    Cécile de France and Christopher Thompson in Orchestra Seats (2006)
    Cécile de France and Christopher Thompson in Orchestra Seats (2006)
    Claude Brasseur and Cécile de France in Orchestra Seats (2006)
    Cécile de France in Orchestra Seats (2006)
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    Top cast

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    Cécile de France
    Cécile de France
    • Jessica
    • (as Cécile De France)
    Valérie Lemercier
    Valérie Lemercier
    • Catherine Versen
    Albert Dupontel
    Albert Dupontel
    • Jean-François Lefort
    Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    • Jacques Grumberg
    Christopher Thompson
    • Frédéric Grumberg
    Dani
    Dani
    • Claudie
    Laura Morante
    Laura Morante
    • Valentine Lefort
    Suzanne Flon
    Suzanne Flon
    • Madame Roux
    Sydney Pollack
    Sydney Pollack
    • Brian Sobinsky
    François Rollin
    • Marcel
    Guillaume Gallienne
    Guillaume Gallienne
    • Pascal
    Annelise Hesme
    Annelise Hesme
    • Valérie
    Françoise Lépine
    • Magali Garrel
    Michel Vuillermoz
    • Félix
    Daniel Benoin
    • Daniel Bercoff
    Christian Hecq
    Christian Hecq
    • Grégoire Bergonhe
    Simon de Pury
    Simon de Pury
    • Le commissaire priseur
    Julia Molkhou
    • Margot
    • Director
      • Danièle Thompson
    • Writers
      • Danièle Thompson
      • Christopher Thompson
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Visa d'exploitation en France # 112436
    • Goofs
      When Dupontel (Jean-François Lefort) gives his concert and takes off his shirt and jacket they change places, first in front of the long end of the piano then in the next cut much closer to the keyboard end.
    • Crazy credits
      Before end credits: "À Suzanne" (dedicated to Suzanne Flon who died at 87 shortly after filming was completed), as we hear an off-screen quote by her - taken from earlier in the film - where the elderly character she plays serenely states that she had a good life.
    • Connections
      References Taxi Driver (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Je Reviens te Chercher
      Music by Gilbert Bécaud

      Lyrics by Pierre Delanoë

      Performed by Gilbert Bécaud

    User reviews26

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    7/10
    Delightful Parisian Light Romance
    Daniele and Christopher Thomspon's light melodrama "Avenue Montaigne" (AKA Fauteuils d'orchestre) paints a wandering portrait of life in Paris' theatre district, centered on a small bistro which brings together stars, writers, directors, musicians, celebrity worshipers, and waiters. Several story arcs involving a variety of somewhat neurotic main characters are woven together around the story of the single character who does not appear to indulge in any particular neuroses - Jessica (Cecile DeFrance), a young woman who has come to Paris in hopes of creating an independent life for herself. Tirelessly hopeful, homeless, and delightful, Jessica's willfulness and charming personality wins her a job as the first female employee of the bistro around which most of the stories evolve.

    Here, our heroine meets a brilliant pianist who is sick of the constraints of his own success and is married to a beloved wife who has sacrificed her own career to support his (Lefort - Albert DuPontel); A father and son (the Grumbergs, played by Claude Brasseur and Christopher Thompson) whose strained relationship is complicated by the father's very successful habit of collecting great art; A very high-strung, experienced and intelligent aging actress, who is terrified that her greatest opportunities may lie behind her (Catherine - Valerie Lemercier), and others.

    Jessica's elderly and somewhat senile grandmother, who raised her, plays a pivotal, but largely behind-the-scenes role in all of this. In a sense Jessica comes to Paris to allow her grandmother to vicariously live on through Jessica just as much as she does so in order to find her own path.

    The stories implied above are very nicely juxtaposed and the overall structure of the film is reminiscent of other excellent French and Italian melodramas. Avenue Montaigne, as most mainstream melodramas do, pays off with resolution, but does not challenge believability (often a problem for modernistic melodrama) and is, like the complex characters it examines, not entirely predictable.

    Uplifting, but honest and realistic, the film is very well acted all-around, excellently scripted and nicely directed and edited. I found Ms DeFrance, Valerie Lemercier and Albert Dupontel particularly outstanding. The soundtrack is also quite nicely integrated into the action of the film, sometimes giving the film a sometimes-needed touch of magical fantasy.

    Highly recommended for the romance/melodrama crowd. Recommended for others.
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    • Jun 28, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Avenue Montaigne
    • Filming locations
      • 15 - Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Avenue Montaigne, Paris 8, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Thelma Films
      • StudioCanal
      • TF1 Films Production
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,044,858
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,377
      • Feb 18, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,690,533
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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