Driving Madeleine
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| Driving Madeleine | |
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| French | Une belle course |
| Directed by | Christian Carion |
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| Cinematography | Pierre Cottereau |
| Edited by | Loïc Lallemand |
| Music by | Philippe Rombi |
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| Distributed by | Pathé |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $5.5 million[1] |
Driving Madeleine (French: Une belle course) is a 2022 French-Belgian drama film directed by Christian Carion.[2]
Premise[edit]
The film stars Line Renaud as Madeleine, an elderly Parisian woman, who is moving into a nursing home; en route, she asks taxi driver Charles (Dany Boon) to detour to various locations around the city that have meant something to her in her life.
Cast[edit]
- Line Renaud as Madeleine
- Dany Boon as Charles
- Alice Isaaz as Young Madeleine
- Jérémie Laheurte as Ray
- Gwendoline Hamon as Denise
- Julie Delarme as Karine
- Thomas Alden as Mathieu
- Hadriel Roure as Young Mathieu
Production[edit]
The film entered production in mid-2021.[3]
Release[edit]
The film premiered on August 23, 2022 at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.[4] It was also screened as a special presentation at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] before going into commercial release on September 21. The film was released theatrically in the United States on January 12, 2024 by Cohen Media Group.
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Driving Madeleine (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Line Renaud et Dany Boon à nouveau réunis dans un film qui sortira en septembre". La Voix du Nord. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Premier clap pour les retrouvailles de Line Renaud et Dany Boon au cinéma". La Voix du Nord. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Baronnet, Brigitte (6 July 2022). "Festival Angoulême 2022 : Dany Boon et Line Renaud en ouverture et plus de 50 films francophones à découvrir". AlloCiné. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (28 July 2022). "Stephen Frears, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence films among Toronto galas, special presentations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Driving Madeleine". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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