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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.2 / 100
2006·Comedy / Drama·1h 40m

ODETTE TOULEMONDE

Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.

Above the Line
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt·DirectorÉric-Emmanuel Schmitt·ScreenplayCarlo Varini·Director of PhotographyNicola Piovani·Original Music ComposerPhilippe Bourgueil·Editor
Cast
Catherine Frot·Odette ToulemondeAlbert Dupontel·Balthazar BalsanJacques Weber·Olaf PimsFabrice Murgia·RudyNina Drecq·Sue EllenCamille Japy·NadineAlain Doutey·VerlegerJulien Frison·FrancoisLaurence d'Amelio·Isabelle
Full Crew
(23 credits)
Directing· 1
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt·Director
Writing· 1
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Carlo Varini·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Philippe Bourgueil·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Nicola Piovani·Original Music ComposerPhilippe Vandendriessche·Sound DesignerJonathan Liebling·Foley Artist
Art & Design· 5
Corinne Jorry·Costume DesignBruno Metzger·Art DirectionFrançois Chauvaud·Production DesignRebecca Flores·Makeup ArtistAnne Moralis·Makeup Artist
Production· 10
Gaspard de Chavagnac·ProducerAlain-Gilles Viellevoye·ProducerOlivier Rausin·Executive ProducerAlexandre Lippens·Executive ProducerGeneviève Lemal·Executive ProducerAnne-Dominique Toussaint·Co-ProducerPhilippe Saal·Production ManagerGerda Diddens·CastingRomain Le Grand·Co-ProducerBruno Delahaye·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Anne Moralis·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
69.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8A407F
#D49A50
#C22B2B
Mood
Whimsical, Dreamy
Composition
Floating
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A woman in a pink tweed suit is depicted floating above the red seats of a bus or train, reading a book. Her legs are crossed, and she wears brown high heels. T”

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Key Elements
BookRed SeatsWindowCrescent Moon
Atmosphere
Golden, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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