A beautifully observed ny magazine evocation of what it feels like to fall dizzyingly in love, mademoiselle chambon won the cesar the french oscar for best adapted screenplay, and is an. Two couples live across the hall in the same paris apartment building. Financial analysis of mademoiselle chambon 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The 10 best foreign films of 2010 roger ebert roger ebert. Mademoiselle chambon is an unadorned film thats quietly sensitive in its long takes and portrayal of its characters. But the french seem to get matters of the heart right, as in the full length film about longing, mademoiselle chambon. Mademoiselle chambon is a 2009 french film, directed by stephane brize, with a screenplay adapted from the novel of eric holder. The scene hints at whats going on inside the man doing the demolition. Mademoiselle chambon features strong performances by sandrine kiberlain and vincent lindon as the two lead characters. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mademoiselle chambon near you.
A beautifully observed ny magazine evocation of what it feels like to fall dizzyingly in love, mademoiselle chambon won the cesar the french oscar for best adapted screenplay, and is an unqualified triumph for director st phane briz. Figuratively he has built a satisfying life, yet the opening shot is of tearing down, specifically a floor but contextually his life. Released may 28th, 2010, mademoiselle chambon stars vincent lindon, sandrine kiberlain, aure atika, jeanmarc thibault the movie has a runtime of about 1. The simplest of stories can be elevated by firstrate acting and directing. People fall in love in every country, but nowhere is the experience put on film with the consistent style, empathy and emotion the french provide. Does the movie live up to the eric holder novel or perpetuate french film stereotypes. Proving one more time that the french make the best screen love stories, this is the latest in a long line of deeply moving romances, an exquisite chamber piece made with the kind of sensitivity and nuance thats become almost a. With vincent lindon, sandrine kiberlain, aure atika, jeanmarc thibault. An elegant, moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man vincent lindon and his sons homeroom teacher sandrine kiberlain, lindons reallife exwife and their attempt to keep their desires from turning into a fullblown affair. Released may 28th, 2010, mademoiselle chambon stars vincent lindon, sandrine kiberlain, aure atika, jeanmarc thibault the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 82. At his sons homeroom teacher madamoiselle chambon s request, he volunteers as substitute teacher and starts to fall for her delicate and elegant charm. Mademoiselle chambon bluray disc details highdef digest. Their flirtation slowly builds over lingering glances and an impromptu violin solo in chambons apartment.
I recently saw mademoiselle chambon on netflix, and while i didnt care for the film too much, the soundtrack of the film is magnificent. The 10 best movies of 2010 so far that you might have missed. Not that the french have exclusive rights to the genre, when one sees a film such as mademoiselle chambon, it reaffirms the french mastery of exploring a tangled web of emotions. The main characters desires are so deeply submerged, hidden not only from each other than from themselves, that its a shock when even the tiniest, most tentative endearment is expressed. A straitlaced french student moves into an apartment in barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over europe. Discreetly drawn and elegantly photographed, mademoiselle chambon gives a french workingclass love triangle the brief encounter treatment. Exquisite indiewire thoughtful and endearing variety. French movies to watch a list of 33 titles created 11 nov 2018 see all related lists share this. A carpenter resists having an affair with his sons schoolteacher. At his sons homeroom teacher madamoiselle chambons request, he volunteers as substitute teacher and starts to fall for her delicate and elegant charm. Jean vincent lindon is a builder with an adorable boy and loving wife. Shes discreet, elegant, mesmerizing, unlike any woman he has ever met before. Jean, a middleaged contractor, wields a mean sledgehammer, but hes no brute.
But mademoiselle chambon is a little different from my previous films, where an obvious sadness was always present in the characters. Mademoiselle chambon is moving in spots, but it doesnt stir you the way the best films about heartache do. Gabrielle and noe have the vibes of roommates, but the way lionel and josephine love one another, its a small shock when she calls him papa. It is composed of classic violin pieces, played in the film by the female protagonist, school teacher and. Mademoiselle chambon features strong performances by sandrine kiberlain and vincent lindon as. Consider stephane brizes mademoiselle chambon, a french film that achieves a subtle but devastating impact. A truly astonishing story,told in subtle understated fashion,the outline of wich is. You feel for these two starcrossed lovers, then forget about them the moment the movie is over.
His ordinary life between family and work starts to falter. Mademoiselle chambon is full of dull french romantic longing. Jean, like all of us, is the result of an education an environment with its own rules and principles. People fall in love in every country, but nowhere is the experience put on film with the flawless style, empathy and emotion the french provide. French film chambon exquisitely tells a sad love story. Veronique chambon sandrine kiberlain, a single schoolteacher and jean vincent lindon, discover an unexpected bond that causes them to question the. Directed by cesar awardwinning stephane brize and based on a 2001 novel by french writer eric holder, mademoiselle chambon unfolds in a series. In his ordinary, placid life, divided between family and work, he crosses paths with mademoiselle chambon, his sons teacher. Jean, his loving wife and son live a simple, happy life. Vincent lindon plays jean, a burly and happily married housing contractor. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.
As a meditation on temptation and yearning set in a provincial french town, mademoiselle chambon is almost painfully restrained. I cannot deny the quality of the performances in director stephane brizes maudlin french drama mademoiselle chambon. One day, as hes picking up kevin from school, he stumbles upon mademoiselle chambon, his sons teacher. Mademoiselle chambon is a love story, but if you dont play close attention to whats happening on screen you might completely miss it. Its one of the few bits of action in this quiet, restrained, and often moving french film.
Mademoiselle chambon is the latest in that line of deeply moving romances, an exquisite chamber piece made with the kind of sensitivity and nuance thats become almost a lost art. Mademoiselle chambon begins with a floor being torn up. Mademoiselle chambon 2010 now available to own when actresswriter florence vignon presented her hometown blue director stephane brize with eric holders novel mademoiselle chambon back in 1999, brize realized that in order to do the moving work justice and find just the right approach to incorporate thoughtful silence, he. Mademoiselle chambon is full of dull french romantic. As their feelings for each other slowly take hold, jean and veronique, who come from vastly different worlds, desperately attempt to keep their desires from spiralling into a fullblown affair.