Café de Flore (film)
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Director Jean-Marc Vallee Initial DVD release February 21, 2012 (USA) Writer Jean-Marc Vallee Language French | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance Duration Country Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02) (Venice Film Festival) Initial release November 18, 2011 (Canada) Awards Genie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up Cast Vanessa Paradis (Jacqueline), Hélène Florent (Carole), Evelyne Brochu (Rose), Marin Gerrier (Laurent), Kevin Parent (Antoine Godin), Alice Dubois Similar movies The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them , The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him , The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Café de Flore is a Canadian drama film, released in 2011. Directed, written, and edited by Jean-Marc Vallée, the film garnered 13 nominations for the 2012 Genie Awards.
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Plot
The film cuts between two seemingly unrelated stories. One, set in present-day Montreal, stars Kevin Parent as Antoine, a successful club DJ torn between his new girlfriend Rose (Évelyne Brochu) and his still-complicated relationship with his ex-wife Carole (Hélène Florent); the other, set in 1960s Paris, stars Vanessa Paradis as Jacqueline, the fiercely protective single mother of Laurent (Marin Gerrier), a child with Down syndrome who has a crush on Véro (Alice Dubois), a friend and companion who also has Down syndrome. The film builds toward the revelation of how the two stories are linked: after Jacqueline, Laurent, and Véro are killed in a car accident, Carole, Antoine, and Rose are their subsequent reincarnations.
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Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 63% based on reviews from 49 critics, with an average rating of 6.5 out of 10.
Accolades
The film's Genie Award nominations included Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Paradis), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Gerrier), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Florent), Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Paradis won the Genie for Best Actress; the film also picked up a Genie for Achievement in Make-Up and Visual Effects. Prix Jutra for Best Actress (Paradise), Cinematography and Art Direction.
