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6.5/10
8.5K
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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
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- Director
- Writers
- Ruth Rendell(novel The New Girlfriend)
- François Ozon(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Ruth Rendell(novel The New Girlfriend)
- François Ozon(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations
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- Ruth Rendell(novel The New Girlfriend)
- François Ozon(screenplay)
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Storyline
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
- Taglines
- Ozon's farce on the French Farce of comedy.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some strong sexual content and graphic nudity
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaMatthias 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.
- GoofsAt 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.
- ConnectionsFeatures Waterloo Bridge (1940)
- SoundtracksHot 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
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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.
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
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Box office
- Budget
- €8,946,323 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $146,754
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $39,035
- Sep 20, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $5,215,796
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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