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Catherine Frot, Albert Dupontel, Jacques Weber, Alain Doutey, Camille Japy ... see more see more... , Fabrice Murgia , Nina Drecq , Laurence D'Amelio , Jacqueline Bir

Neophyte director Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's French-language romantic comedy Odette Toulemonde concerns the unlikeliest of relationships that develops between two Parisians. The title character (Catherin... read more read more...e Frot) is a forty-year-old saleswoman, saddled with two children (an adolescent daughter and a hairdresser son), who spends her days hawking cosmetics from behind the counter of a Parisian department store. Odette has absolutely no reason to feel limitless joy or to retain a bright, positive outlook on life, but experiences both - thanks in no small part to the novels of her favorite author, Balthazar Balsan (Albert Dupontel). Meanwhile, Balsan ostensibly has everything - money, fame, success - and yet feels unbridled emptiness inside. These two lives suddenly intersect and complement each other in fantastic and unexpected ways. Nicolas Buysse, Jacques Weber, Nina Drecq and Fabrice Murgia co-star; Schmitt authored the original script. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Release Date: November 6, 2006

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  • catlyst
    April 20, 2012
    catlyst
    an unexpected gem that got me smiling throughout the film... i'd love to embrace life and love like ms. toulemonde -- especially during the difficult times.

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