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The New Girlfriend

Original title: Une nouvelle amie
  • 20142014
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  • 1h 48m
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6.5/10
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Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
Claire discovers a secret about the husband of her late best friend, Laura. Following Laura's death, Claire reaches out to comfort bereaved David, only to discover his secret: he enjoys dressing as a woman.
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance

A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
8.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • François Ozon
  • Writers
    • Ruth Rendell(novel The New Girlfriend)
    • François Ozon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Romain Duris
    • Anaïs Demoustier
    • Raphaël Personnaz
Top credits
  • Director
    • François Ozon
  • Writers
    • Ruth Rendell(novel The New Girlfriend)
    • François Ozon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Romain Duris
    • Anaïs Demoustier
    • Raphaël Personnaz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Romain Duris in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
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    Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    François Ozon and Anaïs Demoustier in Une nouvelle amie (2014)
    Romain Duris in Une nouvelle amie (2014)

    Top cast

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    Romain Duris
    Romain Duris
    • Davidas David…
    Anaïs Demoustier
    Anaïs Demoustier
    • Claireas Claire
    Raphaël Personnaz
    Raphaël Personnaz
    • Gillesas Gilles
    Isild Le Besco
    Isild Le Besco
    • Lauraas Laura
    Aurore Clément
    Aurore Clément
    • Liz, la mère de Lauraas Liz, la mère de Laura
    Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
    • Robert, le père de Lauraas Robert, le père de Laura
    Bruno Pérard
    • Eva Carltonas Eva Carlton
    Claudine Chatel
    Claudine Chatel
    • La nounouas La nounou
    Anita Gillier
    • Infirmièreas Infirmière
    Alex Fondja
    • Aide-soignantas Aide-soignant
    Zita Hanrot
    Zita Hanrot
    • Serveuse restaurantas Serveuse restaurant
    Pierre Fabiani
    • Homme salon de théas Homme salon de thé
    Mayline Dubois
    • Laura 7 ansas Laura 7 ans
    Anna Monedière
    • Claire 7 ansas Claire 7 ans
    Brune Kalnykow
    • Lucie 7 ansas Lucie 7 ans
    Joanie Tessier
    • Lucie 1 anas Lucie 1 an
    Kimberly Boily
    • Lucie 1 anas Lucie 1 an
    Kessy Boily
    • Lucie 1 anas Lucie 1 an
    • Director
      • François Ozon
    • Writers
      • Ruth Rendell(novel The New Girlfriend)
      • François Ozon(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Claire and Laura have been friends since primary school. Now, in their adult lives, with each happily married, to Gilles and David respectively, they are as close as ever. Then Laura dies after an illness and Claire's world is suddenly very empty. Being the godmother of Laura's child, Lucie, Claire visits David and Lucie, only to discover he has a startling secret... —grantss
    • transvestism
    • mistaken for gay
    • high heels
    • stockings
    • gender confusion
    • 68 more
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    • Taglines
      • Ozon's farce on the French Farce of comedy.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some strong sexual content and graphic nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Matthias Schoenaerts was François Ozon's original choice for the role of David/Virginia, but the actor turned it down. Schoenaerts was filming Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) at the same time that "The New Girlfriend" was being filmed. Romain Duris was cast instead.
    • Goofs
      At the start, when Laura had her eyes closed; her appeared to be natural looking blue color. In reality, her eyes would had been discolored to a lighter blue.
    • Connections
      Features Waterloo Bridge (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      Hot N Cold
      Composed by Katy Perry/ Dr. Luke /Max Martin)

      Performed by Katy Perry

      (p) 2008 When I'm rich You'll be my bitch/ Kasz Money Publishing / MXM Music AB, Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd

      © 2008 Capitol Music Group, a division of Capitol Records LLC

    User reviews37

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Boys will be girls
    The first film I saw which had a transvestite character was The Damned, some 50 years ago. In the intervening years we've had any number of accounts of a man (why almost always a man?) who has to dress as a woman. Ozon's film has a stale air about it which works against our enjoyment.

    For me Anais Demoustier is the sole strong actor in this; Duris and Personnaz give capable support but she must carry the story, and carry it she does very memorably. The feeling is always that punches are being pulled, that possibly painful moments are being glossed over. I expected more anger from Personnaz's character when he discovered the deception (the weekend in the country with Duris, instead of the mother's house). Everybody is so well behaved, it doesn't ring true. La Cage aux Folles had more sting to it, you knew how bigoted some people were.

    I haven't really enjoyed an Ozon film since 8 femmes of 2002. He's coasting, giving us tried and true subjects and clichéd situations.
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    • bob998
    • May 2, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Cinéart (Belgium)
      • Mandarin Films (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Yeni Kız Arkadaşım
    • Filming locations
      • Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Mandarin Films
      • FOZ
      • Mars Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €8,946,323 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $146,754
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,035
      • Sep 20, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,215,796
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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