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Paulette

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 27m
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6.6/10
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Bernadette Lafont in Paulette (2012)
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  • Comedy
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.2K
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  • Director
    • Jérôme Enrico
  • Writers
    • Laurie Aubanel(scenario)
    • Jérôme Enrico(dialogue)
    • Bianca Olsen(original idea)
  • Stars
    • Bernadette Lafont
    • Carmen Maura
    • Dominique Lavanant
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jérôme Enrico
  • Writers
    • Laurie Aubanel(scenario)
    • Jérôme Enrico(dialogue)
    • Bianca Olsen(original idea)
  • Stars
    • Bernadette Lafont
    • Carmen Maura
    • Dominique Lavanant
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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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)
    Jérôme Enrico in Paulette (2012)

    Top cast

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    Bernadette Lafont
    Bernadette Lafont
    • Pauletteas Paulette
    Carmen Maura
    Carmen Maura
    • Mariaas Maria
    Dominique Lavanant
    Dominique Lavanant
    • Lucienneas Lucienne
    Françoise Bertin
    • Renéeas Renée
    André Penvern
    • Walteras Walter
    Ismaël Dramé
    • Léoas Léo
    Jean-Baptiste Anoumon
    Jean-Baptiste Anoumon
    • Ousmaneas Ousmane
    Axelle Laffont
    • Agnèsas Agnès
    Paco Boublard
    • Vitoas Vito
    Mahamadou Coulibaly
    Mahamadou Coulibaly
    • Idrissas Idriss
    Kamel Laadaili
    • Momoas Momo
    Aymen Saïdi
    Aymen Saïdi
    • Rachidas Rachid
    Soufiane Guerrab
    Soufiane Guerrab
    • Zakas Zak
    Samir Trabelsi
    • Pierrotas Pierrot
    Schemci Lauth
    Schemci Lauth
    • Le dealer tunnelas Le dealer tunnel
    Mathias Melloul
    • Jeremyas Jeremy
    Pascal N'Zonzi
    • Le père Baptisteas Le père Baptiste
    Philippe du Janerand
    Philippe du Janerand
    • L'huissieras L'huissier
    • Director
      • Jérôme Enrico
    • Writers
      • Laurie Aubanel(scenario)
      • Jérôme Enrico(dialogue) (scenario)
      • Bianca Olsen(original idea) (scenario)
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    Storyline

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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. 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. —Sddq.Shahid
    • stoner comedy
    • female protagonist
    • swat team
    • karaoke machine
    • old age
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    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • From hard times to high times
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for drug content and language
    • Parents guide

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    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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    5
    • Karl Self
    • Sep 4, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Gaumont (France)
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • Dutch
      • German
      • French
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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