Odette Toulemonde

Feb 7 2007 Not Rated 1h 40m
Comedy, Drama

Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.

Plot

Odette dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite writer, for the optimism which she believes emanates from him. The wealthy and seductive writer is going to land in her life in a totally unexpected way. The story of a meeting between two unusual castaways who have nothing in common...

Written by

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Directed by

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Cast

Catherine Frot, Albert Dupontel, Jacques Weber

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Belgium

Production Companies

Pathé Renn Productions, TF1 Films Production, RTBF, Les Films de l'Etang, Bel Ombre Films, Antigone Cinéma

Languages

Français

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
ODETTE UNA COMEDIA SOBRE LA FELICIDAD (trailer)
Scores
# of Votes
2,455
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA