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Avenue Montaigne

2006 · 106 min

A gentle, warm-hearted ensemble piece that drifts between lives with charm and a touch of melancholy.

Directed by
Danièle Thompson
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel
Overview
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.

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Directed by
Danièle Thompson
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • family
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Danièle Thompson
Written by
Christopher Thompson, Danièle Thompson
Starring
Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Claude Brasseur, Dani, Christopher Thompson, Laura Morante, Suzanne Flon
Music
Nicola Piovani
Cinematography
Jean-Marc Fabre
Runtime
106 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
Japanese, English, French

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