Café de Flore
2011 · Movie · NR · 121 min · ★ 6.8 · 59% critics
Two stories unfold in parallel: a single mother in 1960s Paris devotes herself to raising her son with a disability, while a successful DJ in present-day Montreal tries to balance new love, fatherhood, and the fallout of a painful separation. As the film moves between timelines, music and emotion hint at an unexpected connection.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-11-17
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (202 votes)
About
If you enjoy emotional dramas that make you piece things together and sit with big feelings about love, loss, and letting go, this may click; Not for you if you want straightforward storytelling or dislike mystical connections like in Angel-A.
Pros: moving parent-child bond; haunting music-driven mood; thought-provoking structure | Cons: confusing timeline jumps; divisive mystical angle; uneven modern storyline
Themes
- down syndrome
- montreal, canada
- divorced
- couple
- nonlinear timeline
- multiple storylines
- divorced man
- divorced father
- divorced parents
- divorced mother
Awards & recognition
- Canadian Screen Award — Best Screenplay · 2012 · nominated
- Genie Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2012 · nominated
- Genie Award — Best Achievement in Costume Design · 2012 · nominated
- Genie Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2012 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Vanessa Paradis
as Jacqueline
Kevin Parent
as Antoine Godin
Hélène Florent
as Carole
Evelyne Brochu
as Rose
- MG
Marin Gerrier
as Laurent
- AD
Alice Dubois
as Véronique
Evelyne de la Chenelière
as Amélie
Michel Dumont
as Julien Godin
- JC
Joanny Corbeil-Picher
as Juliette
Rosalie Fortier
as Angéline
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée