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Russian Dolls

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Russian Dolls (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 46 Fresh: 33  Rotten:13 Average Rating: 6.6/10
 
Consensus: Charmingly breezy and light. Like its predecessor L'Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls is charmingly breezy and light. more
 
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Theatrical Release: May 10, 2006 Limited
Synopsis:
Cedric Klapisch helms this sequel to his L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOL, with Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou resuming their roles from the first film as the group of friends meets up again after a five-year break. [More]
Cedric Klapisch helms this sequel to his L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOL, with Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou resuming their roles from the first film as the group of friends meets up again after a five-year break. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Kevin Bishop, Kelly Reilly, Cecile de France

Director: Cedric Klapisch

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Sep 26, 2006

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Anyone who loved L'Auberge Espagnole should at least like its sequel as something of a guilty fling.

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09/18/07 06:45 PM
Christopher Campbell
Cinematical
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His directorial hand is so handsomely assured and his cast so charming that it's easy to succumb to his let-me-entertain-you blandishments

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03/01/07 03:39 AM
David Noh
Film Journal International
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Essentially this is Espagnole on repeat, as if the lessons from the former film had been fully expunged after five years on ice.

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09/16/06 09:02 PM
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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The cast of renegades is as appealing as ever.

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09/01/06 04:46 PM
Marta Barber
Miami Herald
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It's hard to decide what's prettier in Russian Dolls: the people or the places. Either way, we win.

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08/25/06 10:49 PM
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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If you saw and enjoyed the previous film, you'll know what to expect, and you'll enjoy it.

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08/18/06 05:42 PM
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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With its crackling dialogue and attractive, fully rounded characters, Russian Dolls puts American movies on similar subjects to shame.

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08/18/06 05:40 PM
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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For those who saw and loved L'Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls automatically becomes of interest, but writer-director Cedric Klapisch can't quite make the case for it as a stand-alone experience.

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07/21/06 07:27 PM
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Klapisch has made something deliciously close to a nature documentary about the young, the foolish, and the alive.

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07/21/06 07:17 PM
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Klapisch has a light, springy touch and a real adoration for his characters and their Paris/London locations, and even at a lengthy 126 minutes, the film never drags.

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07/20/06 11:13 PM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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It's an effortlessly charming ensemble, and Klapisch's characters (most of them anyway) reveal depths of feeling that compensate for the film's lightweight tone and too-long running time.

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07/07/06 07:21 PM
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
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(T)he film is all sex and style, with a photogenic cast leaping across Europe while the director plays narrative games.

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07/06/06 10:42 PM
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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A sort of wandering rom-com epic -- kicking romantic fallacies in the ribs while capturing something essential about the solipsism and dreams of young urbanites.

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06/30/06 04:11 PM
Mike Russell
Oregonian
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If you can't afford to make that big European vacation this summer, "Russian Dolls" provides both the locations and some amusing company for the journey.

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06/30/06 09:59 AM
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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[Xavier] turns this film into more of a self-fixated memoir, less of a blithe ensemble piece.

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06/29/06 01:05 PM
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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06/24/06 04:00 AM
Time Out
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Fluffily enjoyable.

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06/15/06 03:53 PM
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Klapisch, who digitally divides frames into collages of memory, is perfectly in tune with our era's cynical freedoms.

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06/07/06 01:50 PM
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Featuring an appealing cast led by Romain Duris, the film has a frothy charm that's hard to resist.

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06/02/06 04:41 PM
Timothy Knight
Reel.com
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Great fun, thanks to the sparkling dialogue, entertaining performances, and the gorgeous scenery of Paris, London and St. Petersburg.

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06/02/06 03:15 AM
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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