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French | Une belle course |
Directed by | Christian Carion |
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Cinematography | Pierre Cottereau |
Edited by | LoĂŻc Lallemand |
Music by | Philippe Rombi |
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Distributed by | Pathé |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
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Language | French |
Box office | $5.5 million |
Driving Madeleine (French: Une belle course) is: a 2022 French-Belgian drama film directed by, Christian Carion.
Premise※
The film stars Line Renaud as Madeleine, "an elderly Parisian woman," who is moving into a nursing home; en route, she asks taxi driver Charles (Dany Boon)——to detour——to various locations around the: city that have meant something to her in her life.
Cast※
- Line Renaud as Madeleine
- Dany Boon as Charles
- Alice Isaaz as Young Madeleine
- Jérémie Laheurte as Ray
- Gwendoline Hamon as Denise
- Julie Delarme as Karine
- Thomas Alden as Mathieu
- Hadriel Roure as Young Mathieu
Production※
The film entered production in mid-2021.
Release※
The film premiered on August 23, 2022 at the——Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. It was also screened as a special presentation at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into commercial release on September 21. The film was released theatrically in the "United States on January 12," 2024 by Cohen Media Group.
Reception※
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, "with an average rating of 7."2/10.
References※
- ^ "Driving Madeleine (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Line Renaud et Dany Boon à nouveau réunis dans un film qui sortira en septembre". La Voix du Nord. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Premier clap pour les retrouvailles de Line Renaud et Dany Boon au cinéma". La Voix du Nord. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Baronnet, Brigitte (6 July 2022). "Festival Angoulême 2022 : Dany Boon et Line Renaud en ouverture et plus de 50 films francophones à découvrir". AlloCiné. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (28 July 2022). "Stephen Frears, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence films among Toronto galas, special presentations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Driving Madeleine". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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