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Marius and Jeannette

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Marius and Jeannette (1997)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:17

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Marius is a watchman at a cement factory who catches Jeannette when she tries to steal some paint. From this initial meeting, they become attracted to one another, until Marius suddenly withdraws.... Marius is a watchman at a cement factory who catches Jeannette when she tries to steal some paint. From this initial meeting, they become attracted to one another, until Marius suddenly withdraws. Jeannette's neighbors must intervene to save the budding relationship. A quirky romantic comedy. [More]

Starring: Ariane Ascaride, Gerard Meylan, Pascale Roberts

Starring: Ariane Ascaride, Gerard Meylan, Pascale Roberts

Director: Robert Guediguian

Director: Robert Guediguian

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Sep 19, 2006

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

a study of the difficulties working-class love faces when confronted with unemployment, past betrayals, and a deteriorating social structure

Full Review Source: Critics Inc./America Online | comment Comment
08/30/05
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
Critics Inc./America Online

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07/02/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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11/26/03
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
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Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Jim Shelby
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly

The film is heavy with political subtext, but the plot is lukewarm comedy.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
11/05/02
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
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Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/12/02
Globe and Mail
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A masterfully directed French film about a love affair between two middle-aged people.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

...a thinly disguised fable about the superiority of 'the simple life,' but ultimately it says nothing.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
12/30/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

A charming, easygoing portrait of a bunch of characters in a Marseilles neighborhood...

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/21/01
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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...irresistible...

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/21/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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[A] wobbly neo-political love yarn.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies

...heartfelt and poetic...

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ed Kelleher
Ed Kelleher
Film Journal International

The key quality of Guediguian's film is a deep sensitivity to the characters and to the pressures of the French working-class where life can be a daily struggle.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ed Scheid
Ed Scheid
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01/01/00
Gemma Files
Gemma Files
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...a tender, humorous and sometimes biting commentary on the lives of the people with whom he[Guediguian] feels comfortable.

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01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

If you're easily charmed by stories featuring nutty folks playing Cupid for troubled lovers, you may find this French comedy enchanting. If eccentricity alone doesn't usually persuade you to buy a ticket, 'Marius' is 102 missable minutes.

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01/01/00
James Sanford
James Sanford
rec.arts.movies.reviews

...Mr. Guédiguian sees the courage and hope in such everyday vignettes, and treats his characters with heartfelt admiration.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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[I]f this low-key charmer has a fault, it's that there are so many interesting and fully developed characters that any one of them could have held an entire movie.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

There's no question that Jeannette is a richly imagined character, and Ascariade knows exactly how to capture all her moods. But the other people here are largely defined by a trait or two or a political statement.

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John Hartl
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Film.com
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