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Movie Info

Marius (Gérard Meylan) works as a guard at a factory that was abandoned when all the jobs were shipped overseas. One day Jeannette (Ariane Ascaride), a profane single mother, tries to steal some paint, but he catches her and dutifully shoos her away. Intrigued and remorseful, he later tracks her down at her apartment building, bearing paint cans as gifts. Romance quickly develops between the two, but they are constantly interrupted by Jeannette's nosy, protective neighbors.

Genre:

romance
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Robert Guédiguian
Producer:

Robert Guédiguian
Writer:

Robert Guédiguian, Jean-Louis Milesi
Box Office (Gross USA):

$686.4K
Runtime:

1h 41m

Cast & Crew

Ariane Ascaride
Jeannette

Gérard Meylan
Marius

Pascale Roberts
Caroline

Jacques Boudet
Justin

Frédérique Bonnal
Monique

Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Dédé

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Critic Reviews for Marius and Jeannette

All Critics (25) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (8)

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April 12, 2002 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

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

February 21, 2001 | Full Review…

Derek Elley
Variety
...irresistible...

February 21, 2001 | Full Review…

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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.

January 1, 2000

John Hartl
Film.com
Marius and Jeannette is a sentimental fantasy of French left-wing working-class life, so cheerful and idealized that I expected the characters to break into song.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
The environment is squalid, the politics naive, the humor fey (and not funny), the narrative barely there.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

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

August 30, 2005

Brandon Judell
Critics Inc./America Online
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July 2, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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November 26, 2003 | Rating: 5/5

Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net
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May 20, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4

Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly
The film is heavy with political subtext, but the plot is lukewarm comedy.

November 5, 2002 | Rating: 6/10

Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews
A masterfully directed French film about a love affair between two middle-aged people.

March 4, 2002 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality & Practice