Mademoiselle Chambon

Name: Mademoiselle Chambon
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: May 28, 2010
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 82

2010

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Lorber Films | Release Date: May 28, 2010

Summary: Mademoiselle Chambon is an elegant, moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man and his son’s homeroom teacher — and their attempt to keep their desires from turning into a full-blown affair. [Lorber Films]

Director: Stéphane Brizé

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Runtime: 101 min

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Stephen Farber

The simplest of stories can be elevated by first-rate acting and directing. Consider Stephane Brize's Mademoiselle Chambon, a French film that achieves a subtle but devastating impact. Read full review

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Mick LaSalle

Lindon is a strong, sensitive actor, heir to the stoic French working-class tradition of Jean Gabin and Lino Ventura. And not enough can be said for Kiberlain, an actress willing to be seen in all her ranges. Read full review

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Kenneth Turan

People fall in love in every country, but nowhere is the experience put on film with the flawless style, empathy and emotion the French provide. Mademoiselle Chambon is the latest in that line of deeply moving romances, an exquisite chamber piece made with the kind of sensitivity and nuance that's become almost a lost art. Read full review

Michelle Orange

Discretely drawn and elegantly photographed, Mademoiselle Chambon gives a French, working-class love triangle the "Brief Encounter" treatment. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Mademoiselle Chambon offers a touching, soft-spoken portrait of two adults fighting to contain their carnal passions from spilling over into a full-blown affair. Read full review

Mark Feeney

There's a restraint to Mademoiselle Chambon that's more English than French. Emotions get repressed more often than expressed. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Although it deals with some monumental themes, Mademoiselle Chambon also feels wispy and inconsequential. Read full review

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MarcDoyle

Aug 13, 2010

An incredibly moving film. It made me feel similarly to the way I felt after watching The Age of Innocence. It's that forbidden love thing - and the impropriety of doing what you want to do when society and its rules frown on your doing so. There's not a ton of action or dialogue in thisAn incredibly moving film. It made me feel similarly to the way I felt after watching The Age of Innocence. It's that forbidden love thing - and the impropriety of doing what you want to do when society and its rules frown on your doing so. There's not a ton of action or dialogue in this film, but every scene and every movement is important.… Expand

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