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A four-year-old girl must come to terms with the loss of her mother and the reality of death in this award-winning French drama. Little Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is riding in a car with her mother when they're involved in a serious accident; Ponette survives, but her mother does not. Her father (Xavier Beauvois) initially reacts with anger over his late wife's careless driving, while her Aunt Claire (Claire Nebout) tries to comfort the child by telling her about Jesus and the resurrection.
Sep 10, 1996 Wide
Jun 10, 1998
Wellspring Media Inc.
All Critics (37) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (2)
... as powerful a film as has been made about the interior life of children.
Outstanding study of troubled child
The kind of intimate drama that stops you in your tracks and leaves you marveling at the magnificence of the human soul.
I have no idea how Jacques Doillon managed to get such sincere performances out of 4 year old children (especially Victoire Thivisol) but Bravo Jacques, Bravo!
January 19, 2009
Super Reviewer
This movie is so beautiful and touching. the star (Victoire Thivisol) is an AMAZING actress, The performances (especially the children's) are so real and natural that it's almost like watching a documentary.
June 1, 2007Super Reviewer
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