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Paulette

  • 2012
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.4K
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Bernadette Lafont in Paulette (2012)
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Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.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
    • Jérôme Enrico
    • Bianca Olsen
  • Stars
    • Bernadette Lafont
    • Carmen Maura
    • Dominique Lavanant
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    7.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jérôme Enrico
    • Writers
      • Laurie Aubanel
      • Jérôme Enrico
      • Bianca Olsen
    • Stars
      • Bernadette Lafont
      • Carmen Maura
      • Dominique Lavanant
    • 8User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Trailer 2:07
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    Photos18

    Bernadette Lafont and Paco Boublard in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont in Paulette (2012)
    Françoise Bertin, Bernadette Lafont, Dominique Lavanant, and Carmen Maura in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont and Ismaël Dramé in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont in Paulette (2012)
    Françoise Bertin, Dominique Lavanant, and Carmen Maura in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont and Ismaël Dramé in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont and Paco Boublard in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont, Dominique Lavanant, and Carmen Maura in Paulette (2012)
    Bernadette Lafont in Paulette (2012)
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    Bernadette Lafont
    Bernadette Lafont
    • Paulette
    Carmen Maura
    Carmen Maura
    • Maria
    Dominique Lavanant
    Dominique Lavanant
    • Lucienne
    Françoise Bertin
    • Renée
    André Penvern
    • Walter
    Ismaël Dramé
    • Léo
    Jean-Baptiste Anoumon
    Jean-Baptiste Anoumon
    • Ousmane
    Axelle Laffont
    • Agnès
    Paco Boublard
    • Vito
    Mahamadou Coulibaly
    Mahamadou Coulibaly
    • Idriss
    Kamel Laadaili
    • Momo
    Aymen Saïdi
    Aymen Saïdi
    • Rachid
    Soufiane Guerrab
    Soufiane Guerrab
    • Zak
    Samir Trabelsi
    • Pierrot
    Schemci Lauth
    Schemci Lauth
    • Le dealer tunnel
    Mathias Melloul
    • Jeremy
    Pascal N'Zonzi
    • Le père Baptiste
    Philippe du Janerand
    Philippe du Janerand
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    • Director
      • Jérôme Enrico
    • Writers
      • Laurie Aubanel
      • Jérôme Enrico
      • Bianca Olsen
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    User reviews8

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    7/10
    Naughty and nice
    This is the French take on the surprisingly popular story of "staid grandmother becomes dope peddler". In this case: A widow hankers back to her personal belle époque when she ran a successful restaurant with her husband. Now, her husband's drunk himself to death, Asians have taken over her restaurant, her daughter is estranged and money's too tight to mention. The once lively Paulette has become lonely and depressed and blames it all on the immigrants. In true Ayn Rand spirit, Paulette then decides to use her entrepreneurial skills and sell the old ganja, even if this means cooperating with -- well, the very same criminal immigrants she dreads so much.

    The story is fairly linear and takes few twists and turns, but because of the great dialogues and great acting, it's nevertheless entertaining. Like a great dish, if it tastes great you won't complain just because you've had it before. And like chocolate, I like my movies the better the darker they come.
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    • Karl Self
    • Sep 4, 2013

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Gaumont (France)
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Dutch
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Полетта
    • Production companies
      • Légende Films
      • Gaumont
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,494
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,882
      • Aug 16, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,691,318
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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