Jamais contente (2016)

Thirteen-year-old girl starts playing in a band while arguing with parents.

Director:

Emilie Deleuze

Writers:

Marie Desplechin (scenario), Emilie Deleuze (scenario)

Stars:

Léna Magnien, Patricia Mazuy, Philippe Duquesne

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Léna Magnien	...	Aurore
Patricia Mazuy	...	Patricia, la mère
Philippe Duquesne	...	Laurent, le père
Catherine Hiegel	...	Agathe
Alex Lutz	...	Sébastien Couette
Nathan Melloul	...	David
Axel Auriant	...	Tom (as Axel Auriant-Blot)
Mehdi Messaoudi	...	Areski
Pauline Acquart	...	Jessica
Tessa Blandin	...	Sophie
Raphaelle Doyle	...	Lola
Morgan David	...	Samira
Maxime Meyrieux	...	Marceau
Leonid Glushchenko	...	Vladimir
Maud Beylle	...	La prof enceinte

Storyline

Aurore is thirteen and holds it against each and all. Her parents, in her eyes, are complete craps. Sophie, her little sister, is the most exasperating model child ever. As for Jessica, her big sister, she thinks she is clever by marrying a Russian. Aurore had what you can call a best friend, Lola, but all she managed is to fall out with her. Last year, she had a boyfriend, but what a bore that Maxime. At school, well, it is a regular disaster, for although she repeats her seventh year, her results are appalling. As she says to her parents: 'All that remains for me is to kill myself. It will save you money!' But one day, a new substitute teacher, unlike any other, comes to teach the class French. And another day Areski, who has formed a rock band, asks her to become their singer. Will Aurore start reconciling with life...?

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | actress shares first name with character | title at the end | paris france | gay | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

11 January 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Miss Impossible

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$172,835

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agat Films & Cie, Ad Vitam Production, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the movie during the scene of the mother's party, Mr. Quest is wearing a shirt of a drawing Aurore gave to him earlier in the movie.

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Soundtracks

Sea of Noise
Performed by Olivier Mellano & Mella Nois Escape

User Reviews

A chip on her shoulder

This is exactly the kind of movie which the chic intellectual TV magazines praise to the skies ;lauded far beyond its station , 'Jamais Contente " is the umpteenth story of a teenager ,who has anything to be happy ,but whom nobody understands .Actually , it belongs to the "feel-good" atmosphere which has been marring the French scene for years ;if you feel for that girl who's got devoted parents , a conniving grannie (the cliché to end all the clichés,see the old "La Boum"), a modern "liberal " French teacher , nice friends ,much good may it do to you!

Mrs Deleuze (and Mrs Despléchin) should take a walk to a charity organization where volonteers work overtime to realize how trivial ,selfish and pathetic Aurore's problems are ;they also could take a walk to a junior high school :the students do not do any litterature analysis in those classes ,let alone Madame De La Fayette 's "la Princesse De Clèves " which is generally reserved for high school .This is only the second year of secondary school,all the same!One should credit Aurore for her personal brief summary of the book though.

Of course ,all the songs from the soundtrack are in English , the girl who's a singer in rock and roll band sings in English ,which is thoroughly implausible , the carol at the Xmas party is in English ; Ah! the very last tune (the old fusty "Mamy Blue" ) is sung in French,all the same!

The movie was hailed by the critics ,but commercially a flop (it came 310th in 2017 as far as receipts are concerned);sometimes the audience does not want to be fooled again with a spoilt teenager's misfortunes and they are not always wrong.