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Ponette

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Original title

Ponette

Year

1996

Running time

90 min.

Country

France

Director

Jacques Doillon

Screenwriter

Jacques Doillon

Cast

Music

Philippe Sarde

Cinematography

Caroline Champetier

Producer

Les Films Alain Sarde, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, CNC, Canal+

Genre

Drama | Childhood. Psychological Drama

Synopsis

An extremely captivating movie on how a little girl copes with her mother's death. She withdraws from all the people around her, waiting for her mother to come back. She tries waiting, and when her mother still doesn't appear, tries magic chants, praying to God, and then becoming a child of God, to have some power over Him. All to no avail. But then, when she is in despair, her mother does come back ...

Awards: 1996: Venice: Copa Volpi for Best Actress (Victoire Thivisol)

1996: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Film

1997: Satellite Awards: nominated to Motion Picture, International.

1997: New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC): Best Foreign Film.

1997: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Five Foreing Films.

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Ponette

1996

Jacques Doillon

6.6

(763)