Odette Toulemonde
2006 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 5.7 · 58% critics
A cheerful department store employee juggling family life and side jobs draws strength from the books of a successful writer who feels empty despite his privileged world. When their lives cross unexpectedly, both are pushed to rethink happiness, connection, and what truly sustains them.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2007-02-07
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (142 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like warm, offbeat French dramedies such as Orchestra Seats or All Together, with gentle humor and heart; Not for you if you want fast pacing or high-stakes drama.
Pros: warm uplifting tone; charming odd-couple dynamic; gentle humor | Cons: lightweight stakes; sentimental moments; leisurely pace
Themes
- new love
- based on novel or book
- parent child relationship
- department store
- unexpected happiness
- door
- closing time
- fate
- author
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Catherine Frot
as Odette Toulemonde
Albert Dupontel
as Balthazar Balsan
Jacques Weber
as Olaf Pims
- FM
Fabrice Murgia
as Rudy
- ND
Nina Drecq
as Sue Ellen
Camille Japy
as Nadine
Alain Doutey
as Verleger
Julien Frison
as Francois
- LD
Laurence d'Amelio
as Isabelle
Directed by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt