Driving Madeleine

Name: Driving Madeleine
Genre: Drama
Released: January 12, 2024
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Alice Isaaz, Christophe Rossignon, Dany Boon, Elie Kaempfen, Gwendoline Hamon

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Cohen Media Group | Release Date: January 12, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Alice Isaaz, Christophe Rossignon, Dany Boon, Elie Kaempfen, Gwendoline Hamon, Hadriel Roure, Jeremie Laheurte, Julie Delarme, Line Renaud, Thomas Alden

Summary: A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles (Dany Boon) is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Some pressing personal debts are due, he’s inA seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles (Dany Boon) is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Some pressing personal debts are due, he’s in danger of losing his driver’s licence to numerous traffic infractions, and his marriage, like Charles himself, is strained to the point of snapping. A quick fare in the suburbs seems like an easy distraction. Enter Madeleine (Line Renaud), an immaculately groomed 92-year-old woman, who informs Charles that the trip today will not be a direct one. She is moving into a care home and would like to make some stops along the way, predicting that this might be her last car ride through the city. Initially exasperated and grumbling, Charles is slowly lured in by her warm charm and directness, fascinated by the stories she wants to tell. Their ride takes them through the momentous locations of her life and we discover that she has had a shocking and very dramatic journey indeed. Their short friendship is sure to have a lasting impact as Madeleine listens to Charles confess his own worries, all of which she absorbs with candour and clarifying humour. … Expand

Director: Christian Carion

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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Ryan Devir

Feb 29, 2024

The acting is subdued, nothing over the top, but captures a realism not normally seen in the bigger-budget films. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jan 12, 2024

The viewer might strap themselves in for some life lessons. “Driving Madeleine” does serve them up, sure, but the film, written and directed by Christian Carion, is a lot more than a sentimental journey. Read full review

Odie Henderson

Jan 17, 2024

Driving Madeleine is held together by the funny and dignified performances of its two leads. Read full review

IndieWire Christian Zilko

Jan 12, 2024

While each flashback gets more and more grating, Line Renaud’s charm makes the present an increasingly welcoming place to return to. Read full review

The Film Stage Dan Mecca

Jan 19, 2024

Carion is unabashed in his love for both the cabbie and his fare. That affection makes it easy for us to love them too. Read full review

The Guardian Phil Hoad

Nov 14, 2023

Both of the leads keep it low-key, with 95-year-old Renaud’s unfussy reminiscences dotted with defiant irony, and the initially unforthcoming Boon opening up under her cajoling as naturally as a flower. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

Jan 11, 2024

It’s a heart-warmer about respecting your elders. Read full review

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