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The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

Original title: La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil
  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
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5.5/10
2.8K
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15,455
2,596
Freya Mavor in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015)
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CrimeDramaMystery
A woman must find out about a crime she is implicated, to prove her innocence.A woman must find out about a crime she is implicated, to prove her innocence.A woman must find out about a crime she is implicated, to prove her innocence.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
15,455
2,596
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    • Director
      • Joann Sfar
    • Writers
      • Gilles Marchand(scenario)
      • Patrick Godeau(scenario)
      • Sébastien Japrisot(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Freya Mavor
      • Benjamin Biolay
      • Elio Germano
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Joann Sfar
    • Writers
      • Gilles Marchand(scenario)
      • Patrick Godeau(scenario)
      • Sébastien Japrisot(from the novel by)
    • Stars
      • Freya Mavor
      • Benjamin Biolay
      • Elio Germano
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    • 21User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Freya Mavor in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015)
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    Benjamin Biolay and Stacy Martin in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015)
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    Freya Mavor
    Freya Mavor
    • Dany Dorémus
    Benjamin Biolay
    Benjamin Biolay
    • Michel Caravaille
    Elio Germano
    Elio Germano
    • Stefano, dit Georges (Le jeune homme aux yeux noirs)
    Stacy Martin
    Stacy Martin
    • Anita
    Thierry Hancisse
    Thierry Hancisse
    • Le garagiste
    • (as Thierry Hancisse de la Comédie Française)
    Sandrine Laroche
    • La femme du garagiste
    Frederic Etherlinck
    • Un type de la station service
    Alain Bellot
    • L'autre type de la station service
    Édouard Giard
    • Le routier bouquet de violettes
    • (as Edouard Giard)
    François-Dominique Blin
    François-Dominique Blin
    • Le routier du relais
    Noémie Morales
    • Sylvie
    Lou Lambrecht
    Lou Lambrecht
    • La petite fille du garagiste
    Vera Van Dooren
    • La dame qui a vu
    Chloé de Grom
    • La jolie brune
    Inès Dubuisson
    • La fille au chignon
    Alexandre von Sivers
    • Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
    Olivier Bonjour
    Olivier Bonjour
    • Le motard
    Karen Monluc
    • La vendeuse de la boutique
    • Director
      • Joann Sfar
    • Writers
      • Gilles Marchand(scenario)
      • Patrick Godeau(scenario)
      • Sébastien Japrisot(from the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film was initially slated to open in French cinemas on 22 April 2015, but was pushed back three and a half months to the 5th of August.
    • Goofs
      When Dany turns sharply into the gas station to refuel the car loses a hubcap, yet when the car comes to a stop at the pump all four hubcaps are still on.
    • Connections
      Version of The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      The Warmth Of You Beside Me
      Written by Len Chandler

      Performed by Len Chandler

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    A worthwhile homage to a bygone type of film
    This is not a movie I would recommend to EVERYONE, but a certain kind of viewer would definitely enjoy it immensely, mostly those that are already familiar with the colorful, psychological (and very Freudian) mystery-thrillers popular in Continental Europe in the 1960's and early 70's--movies like "The Frightened Woman", "Girl on a Motorcycle", "La Piscine", "All the Colors of Darkness", "Footprints on the Moon" and even UK/American films like "Repulsion" or "Psycho" fit in here a little. These films all are based on the old-fashioned idea of women as hysterical, mentally unstable creatures who are both easily manipulated by others and never too far from a complete psychotic break. Most of these films are regarded somewhat ironically today by their fans (like myself), but, of course, the irony in this movie is completely intentional, just like the nostalgia factor. The nostalgia meanwhile will no doubt appeal not just to fans of this long ago genre, but also to people who enjoyed other recent Euro films that pay homage to this era like the "OSS 117" films and the romantic French comedy "Populaire" (also a tale about tres sexy French secretary in pre-woman's lib days).

    I won't rehash the plot, but this is a fairly effective thriller that really keeps the audience guessing about whether the protagonist is hysterically crazy or is being manipulated by others. Like the original films, it has a strong visual style, also very reminiscent of the recent French giallo homage "Amer", but not quite as over-the-top in its non-linearity and hallucinatory visuals. The lead Freya Mavor is a very strong asset. She's not necessarily believable as a mousy secretary at the beginning, because even in her more "repressed" guise she's sexy as all hell. But the same can be said of all the femmes that originally played these beautiful head-case roles--Catherine Deneuve, Edwige Fenech, Barbara Bouchet--or the modern-day actress Deborah Francoise, who played the "shy", sexed-up secretary in "Populaire".

    The rest of the cast is mostly male and suitably either creepy and sinister or charming and sinister. Most notable is who plays the protagonist's handsome boss at the "Mad Men"-type ad agency where she works . His younger wife, who was a former colleague of the protagonist before she married the boss, meanwhile is played by Staci Martin from "Nymphomaniac". The only thing this movie is missing frankly is a gratuitous lesbian scene between them (which wouldn't have been gratuitous at all since these movies are all ABOUT style over substance). I doubt anyone will be too disappointed though because Mavor herself is certainly sexy enough for one movie and spends most of the film modeling various abbreviated fashions of the day or appearing in various stages of undress (and in one very hot sex scene).

    Of course, there are many people who are perfectly fine with the fact that they don't make films like this anymore (even in France). But nevertheless as an homage to very different era, and a very different kind of filmmaking, this is certainly a worthwhile effort
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    • Feb 15, 2016

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • JMH (Switzerland)
      • Magnolia Pictures (United States)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Дама в окулярах із рушницею в авто
    • Filming locations
      • Beez, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Waiting For Cinema
      • Alicéléo
      • Waiting for K
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €7,364,162 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,167
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $297
      • Dec 20, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $339,461
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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