Pauline & Paulette2002
Pauline & Paulette (2002)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Paulette
as Pauline
as Cecile
as Albert
as Martha
as The Butcher's Wife
as Notary
as Marie Jose
as Funeral Director
as Marcella
as Taxi Driver
as Butcher
as Prompter
as Director of the Home
as Stage Director
as Soprano
as Count
as Waitress in Tea Room
as Client in Tea Room
as Girls in Shoeshop
as Frank
as Lady in Institution
as Lady in Institution
Critic Reviews for Pauline & Paulette
All Critics (54) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (9) | DVD (4)
The film's plainness, and the understated force of van der Groen and Petersen's performances, sharpen its complexity of feeling until all mawkishness is cut away.
A moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places, unexamined lives.
It's rare to find a film to which the adjective 'gentle' applies, but the word perfectly describes Pauline & Paulette.
The acting in Pauline And Paulette is good all round, but what really sets the film apart is Debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons.
Although there's nothing profound about Pauline and Paulette, it does have a few memorably sly digs at the kinds of things we believe to be profound.
Simple, poignant and leavened with humor, it's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship.
Audience Reviews for Pauline & Paulette
A wonderfully sweet and simple film, sentimental but never sappy. I found it completely absorbing thanks to outstanding performances and great art direction, I especially loved the use of colour. I have not come across a film that portrays someone that is mentally challenged (and their caregiver,) in a way that felt this authentic.
Super Reviewer
Endearing little film about an elderly amatuer opera diva who begrudgingly takes in her adoring mentally handicapped sister in order to fulfill her late sister's will, is the very definition of gentle. Simple yet magical, this beautifully rendered and sublimely acted Belgian confection is a feel good movie of the highest order. Simply wonderful.
Super Reviewer
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