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Avenue Montaigne (2006)

PG-13   |    |  Comedy, Drama, Romance

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A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.

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  • Mike Nichols at an event for Avenue Montaigne (2006)
  • James Lipton at an event for Avenue Montaigne (2006)
  • Claude Brasseur and Cécile de France in Avenue Montaigne (2006)
  • Griffin Dunne at an event for Avenue Montaigne (2006)
  • Cécile de France in Avenue Montaigne (2006)
  • Cécile de France and Christopher Thompson in Avenue Montaigne (2006)

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Awards

1 win & 6 nominations.

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2 April 2007 | kjewitt
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As in most of the best French films, not a lot happens and people spend a lot of time talking about their problems but somehow it works. The central character played by Cecile de France is largely a ficelle designed to link together the subplots. Each of these involves an apparently enviable character - someone who's apparently got it made - who isn't as happy as he (or she) should be. The malaises of these rich and glitzy characters turn out to be universal human problems - ageing, family strife, boredom. One of the major themes of the film, beautifully woven through all the subplots, is that we should theorise about life (and art) less and respond to life (and art) in an emotionally direct way. Ergo I shall simply say I enjoyed it, I didn't get a numb behind and I was happier after I came out than when I went in. It's worth the price of admission for the Sidney Pollack restaurant scene alone.

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Visa d'exploitation en France # 112436

Goofs

Around 00:24:00, when Jacques and Frédéric are talking, there is a lot of plans with continuity's problems with Frédéric's glasses (held or not in his right hand, and closed or not).

Crazy Credits

Before end credits: "À Suzanne" (dedicated to Suzanne Flon who died at 87 shortly after filming was completed), as we hear an off-screen quote by her - taken from earlier in the film - where the elderly character she plays serenely states that she had a good life.

Soundtracks

Consolation N°3 en ré bémol majeur
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by François-René Duchâble (piano)

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Plot Summary

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Genres

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Details

Release Date:

27 April 2007

Language

French, English, Japanese

Country of Origin

France

Filming Locations

15 - Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Avenue Montaigne, Paris 8, Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$29,377 18 February 2007

Gross USA:

$2,044,858

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,690,533

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