Paris Follies
La Ritournelle
Release: 2014-03-08
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 5.9
Comedy
Long married 50-somethings Brigitte and Xavier are prize cattle breeders in regional France. Life is good, but the departure of their children from home has thrown Brigitte’s world into flux, as she finds herself locked into routine. She keeps hoping for something else, something more. A party held by students on the adjoining property accelerates this latent crisis and Brigitte impulsively sets off for Paris under the guise of a doctor’s appointment. The city immediately invigorates her, and when she meets a charming Danish gentleman, she impulsively allows herself to be flattered by his attentions…
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Avenue B Productions
Cast
Benoît Giros
as Fred
Isabelle Huppert
as Brigitte Lecanu
Michael Nyqvist
as Jesper
Audrey Dana
as Laurette
Juliette Allain
as La caissière du supermaché
Anaïs Demoustier
as Marion
Marina Foïs
as Christiane
Clément Métayer
as Grégoire Lecanu
Jean-Charles Clichet
as Régis
Irène Ismaïloff
as Stéphanie Massoulier
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
as Xavier Lecanu
Pio Marmaï
as Stan
Lakshantha Abenayake
as Apu
Meriem Serbah
as La démonstratrice en tissus
Pierre Diot
as Bruno Massoulier