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Leave Your Hands on My Hips

2003 · 101 min

A gentle, bittersweet French comedy about a woman rediscovering herself after her daughter leaves home.

Directed by
Chantal Lauby
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Chantal Lauby, Claude Perron, Rossy de Palma
Overview
Odile is 42 years old actress and single mother. One day her 18 year old daughter decided to leave her and start living with the boyfriend. All of a sudden alone in her empty house, the anguish takes over...

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Chantal Lauby
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Chantal Lauby, Claude Perron, Rossy de Palma
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • parenthood
    • identity
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    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
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, romance
    Directed by
    Chantal Lauby
    Written by
    Chantal Lauby
    Starring
    Chantal Lauby, Claude Perron, Rossy de Palma, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean-Pierre Martins, Alain Chabat, Tatiana Gousseff, Dominique Farrugia
    Music
    Frédéric Talgorn
    Cinematography
    Tetsuo Nagata
    Runtime
    101 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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