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 (7 ans)
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
Alexandre Aubry	...	Tit'Yves

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:

swat team | karaoke machine | old age | racist | racial slur | 

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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

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Dutch

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Полетта

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,548, 11 September 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$29,494, 13 September 2015

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

User Reviews

Its a movie stuffed with small surprises.

I wasn't expecting much from the movie. Just wanted to burn time and the title had been sitting there for a awhile... And it has a such a low score in IMDb. So...

I think I like it much more than 6.6.

It soon got my attention and as the movie unraveled I was quickly mind focused on the movie. It has its edge with humor and funny outcomes of particular situations.

While the film itself its predictable, how it gets there was very hilarious. The whole scenery and cast is very appropriate to the story. Not to mention how it ends.

Spectacular!

I very much enjoyed the film and would encourage friends to see it.