Mademoiselle Chambon
France
2009
101 Min
Color
2.35:1
French
Synopsis
Jean, his loving wife and son live a simple, happy life. At his son’s homeroom teacher Mademoiselle Chambon’s request, he volunteers as substitute teacher and starts to fall for her delicate and elegant charm. His ordinary life between family and work starts to falter. –IMDb
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Stéphane Brizé
Stéphane Brizé (born 18.10.1966, Rennes, France) In 1993, he made his first short film, Bleu dommage, with which he obtained the Grand Prix at Cognac Festival. L’ oeil qui traîne (1996), his second short film, won prizes at several French festivals. His first feature film, Le bleu des villes (1999) participated at the Cannes Director’s Fortnight and won the Award for Best Script at Deauville. Since then, he has made the documentary Bel instant (2004) and the short film Une vie de rêves (2005). Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé is his second feature film. —Golden Apricot International Film Festival
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Edward Copeland
11Jan11
A truly moving tale of when love happens at a most inconvenient moment. http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2011/01/music-of-heart.html
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Une rencontre brève
By Nathan Cone on January 6, 2011
It’s not the music of Rachmaninoff, but that of Sir Edward Elgar that informs the brief encounter depicted in “Mademoiselle Chambon.” The music, performed by the titular character in this Cesar-winning… read review
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