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The Hedgehog

Original title: Le hérisson
  • 20092009
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
9.3K
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Josiane Balasko and Garance Le Guillermic in The Hedgehog (2009)
A look at the curious relationship between 11-year old Paloma, her building's janitor, and an elegant new tenant.
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The life of a determined young girl is changed when she befriends her building's concierge, a solitary woman who is more than what she seems.The life of a determined young girl is changed when she befriends her building's concierge, a solitary woman who is more than what she seems.The life of a determined young girl is changed when she befriends her building's concierge, a solitary woman who is more than what she seems.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
9.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mona Achache
  • Writers
    • Mona Achache(screenplay)
    • Muriel Barbery(novel "L'élégance du hérisson")
  • Stars
    • Josiane Balasko
    • Garance Le Guillermic
    • Togo Igawa
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mona Achache
  • Writers
    • Mona Achache(screenplay)
    • Muriel Barbery(novel "L'élégance du hérisson")
  • Stars
    • Josiane Balasko
    • Garance Le Guillermic
    • Togo Igawa
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 88Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos1

    The Hedgehog
    Trailer 1:44
    The Hedgehog

    Photos17

    Mona Achache and Garance Le Guillermic in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Mona Achache in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Josiane Balasko and Ariane Ascaride in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Garance Le Guillermic in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Josiane Balasko in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Josiane Balasko and Togo Igawa in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Josiane Balasko and Garance Le Guillermic in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Garance Le Guillermic in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Togo Igawa in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Josiane Balasko and Garance Le Guillermic in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Josiane Balasko in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Josiane Balasko and Togo Igawa in The Hedgehog (2009)

    Top cast

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    Josiane Balasko
    Josiane Balasko
    • Renée Michelas Renée Michel
    Garance Le Guillermic
    Garance Le Guillermic
    • Paloma Josseas Paloma Josse
    Togo Igawa
    Togo Igawa
    • Kakuro Ozuas Kakuro Ozu
    Anne Brochet
    Anne Brochet
    • Solange Josseas Solange Josse
    Ariane Ascaride
    Ariane Ascaride
    • Manuela Lopezas Manuela Lopez
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    Wladimir Yordanoff
    • Paul Josseas Paul Josse
    Sarah Le Picard
    Sarah Le Picard
    • Colombe Josseas Colombe Josse
    Jean-Luc Porraz
    • Jean-Pierre, le clochardas Jean-Pierre, le clochard
    Mona Heftre
    • Madame Meurisseas Madame Meurisse
    Gisèle Casadesus
    Gisèle Casadesus
    • Madame de Broglieas Madame de Broglie
    Samuel Achache
    • Tibèreas Tibère
    Valérie Karsenti
    • La mère de Tibèreas La mère de Tibère
    Stéphan Wojtowicz
    Stéphan Wojtowicz
    • Le père de Tibèreas Le père de Tibère
    Isabelle Sobelmann
    • Anna Arthensas Anna Arthens
    Jeanne Candel
    • La coiffeuseas La coiffeuse
    Chantal Banlier
    • Maria Malavoinas Maria Malavoin
    Miyako Ribola
    • Yokoas Yoko
    Nao Inazawa
    • Cuisinier Japonaisas Cuisinier Japonais
    • Director
      • Mona Achache
    • Writers
      • Mona Achache(screenplay)
      • Muriel Barbery(novel "L'élégance du hérisson")
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Togo Igawa (Kakuro Ozu) learned his French lines in the movie phonetically. He does not speak French in real life.
    • Goofs
      When Paloma feeds the anti-depressant pill to the fish, the fish dies instantly. The fish would not die this fast.
    • Quotes

      Paloma Josse: Planning to die doesn't mean I let myself go like a rotten vegetable. What matters isn't the fact of dying or when you die. It's what you're doing at that precise moment.

    • Connections
      Featured in On demande à voir: Episode dated 24 June 2009 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Requiem en Ré mineur: Confutatis maledictis
      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as W.A. Mozart)
      Performed by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (as Orchestre Philharmonique de Slovaquie) and the Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (as Choeur Philharmonique de Slovaquie), conducted by Zdenek Kosler (as Zdeneck Kossler)

    User reviews37

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    empty world through the eyes of an eleven-year-old
    Mona Achache's movie "Le hérisson" ("The Hedgehog" in English) is about a Parisian girl leading an unfulfilled life with her affluent family, and so she decides to commit suicide on her twelfth birthday. In the process of filming her apartment and family, the girl befriends the concierge.

    The movie presents a good contrast between the girl's disillusionment with her posh but superficial world and the concierge's appreciation of what little she has, and showing how the concierge is able to develop a relationship with a Japanese widower who moves into the apartment building. The girl's filming her sister throughout the goldfish bowl is a metaphor for the new look that she's taking at her bourgeois existence. In the end, the girl does start to reconsider her suicidal plans. Achache made a very good movie, one that I truly recommend.
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    • Aug 6, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 3, 2009 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • NeoClassics Films (United States)
      • Official site (Australia)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • El encanto del Erizo
    • Production companies
      • Les Films des Tournelles
      • Eagle Pictures
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $707,945
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,276
      • Aug 21, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,695,775
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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