Du vent dans mes mollets (2012)
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Agnès Jaoui, Denis Podalydès, Isabelle Carré, Isabella Rossellini, Judith Magre, Juliette Gombert, Anna Lemarchand
A shy nine-year-old’s friendship with a fearless new classmate brings mischief into her life.
The story
Rachel Gladstein is a shy nine-year-old who is loved by her father and smothered by her possessive mother. On the first day of school, she meets Valérie, a fearless, cheeky girl her own age. Influenced by Valérie, Rachel begins using foul language, making obscene gestures and getting into mischief. On the eve of school, she sleeps with her backpack on and has to see psychologist Trebla, who will enter into her private world. Meanwhile, a friendship develops between the girls’ parents, particularly Michel Gladstein and Catherine, Valérie’s divorced mother.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Rachel Gladstein (Juliette Gombert), a shy nine-year-old girl, loved by her father (Denis Podalydès) and smothered by her possessive Jewish mother (Agnès Jaoui), meets Valérie (Anna Lemarchand), a fearless, cheeky girl her own age, on the first day of school. Influenced by her new friend, Rachel starts using foul language, making obscene gestures, and getting into mischief too. On the eve of the first day of school, she sleeps with her backpack on and has to see psychologist Trebla (Isabella Rossellini), who will enter into her private world. Meanwhile, a friendship develops between the girls’ parents, particularly between Michel Gladstein, a kitchen installer, and Catherine (Isabelle Carré), Valérie’s divorced mother. Colette Gladstein’s growing jealousy over this closeness leads her to question her marriage, which is suffering from routine and weariness.
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