Paulette (2012)

Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.

Director:

Jérôme Enrico

Writers:

Laurie Aubanel (scenario), Jérôme Enrico (dialogue)

Stars:

Bernadette Lafont, Carmen Maura, Dominique Lavanant

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernadette Lafont	...	Paulette
Carmen Maura	...	Maria
Dominique Lavanant	...	Lucienne
Françoise Bertin	...	Renée
André Penvern	...	Walter
Ismaël Dramé	...	Léo
Jean-Baptiste Anoumon	...	Ousmane
Axelle Laffont	...	Agnès
Paco Boublard	...	Vito
Mahamadou Coulibaly	...	Idriss
Kamel Laadaili	...	Momo
Aymen Saïdi	...	Rachid
Soufiane Guerrab	...	Zak
Samir Trabelsi	...	Pierrot
Schemci Lauth	...	Le dealer tunnel

Storyline

Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet. One evening when she attends a curious traffic incident outside her building, Paulette sees the sign of destiny. She decides to start selling cannabis. After all, why should she not? Paulette was formerly pastry chef. Her gift for trade and cooking skills are assets towards finding original solutions in the conducting of her new business.

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Plot Keywords:

stoner comedy | female protagonist | swat team | karaoke machine | old age | 

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Taglines:

From hard times to high times

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug content and language

User Reviews

Baking Bad

While the intro to our main character might not be as powerful as in the animated "Up", you still get a feeling for a character that will be very difficult to identify with at first. It's a grandmother who is really naughty and seems to hate everyone and everything. But the actress is so good with a script that is really more than fine, that you do care in the end.

You might already know where this is going (sort of), but it's really fun to watch how we get there. The french keep it real (as much as possible), with added story lines, that do not feel that they disrupt or corrupt the main story. It actually adds to it, in small but very funny pieces. I can only recommend this if you like naughty comedies

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont [France] Official site [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French Dutch

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Полетта

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,882, 16 August 2015

Gross USA:

$29,494

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,691,318

Company Credits

Production Co:

Légende Films, Gaumont, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1