Tomboy
2011, Drama, 1h 24m
70 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
In tune with the emotion and tribulations of childhood, Tomboy is a charming movie that treats its main subject with warmth and heart. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Laure , Michaël
Jeanne
Mother
Father
Lisa
Vince
Critic Reviews for Tomboy
All Critics (70) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (3)
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Since we are dealing with fresh-faced tweens, we are spared the gender histrionics to be found in the likes of The Crying Game or Boys Don't Cry. Those are indeed bigger films. But sometimes small things can pay off quite nicely.
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Tomboy is a lovely reminder that the French have long been famous for a quite different sort of film-about children.
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Brisk, precisely observed, and bracingly non-preachy in its examination of a very tricky subject.
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Writer and director Celine Sciamma adorns the thorny dilemma with resonant allusions to gender roles...
January 27, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
Modestly conceived and executed.
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The film's greatest accomplishment is writer/director Celine Sciamma's stunning ability to draw natural, believable performances from her adolescent cast, who never hit a false note in this moving film.
January 26, 2012 | Rating: 4.0/5.0 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Tomboy
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May 28, 2012An adorable movie more about innocence than that sexual issue preannounced of the title. But even so it has its message, leaving a certain vagueness in the air.Júnior D Super Reviewer
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Jan 18, 2012A very honest drama that raises some interesting questions about sexual identity or why genders should matter, and Sciamma directs her film with simplicity, observing her characters and using a welcome naturalistic direction to approach this delicate subject.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Jan 02, 2012Tomboy was a powerful French film of director Celine Sciamma , which brought a good character study of a 10 year old girl. Played by Zoé Héran, she was Laura who moved into a new town and introduced herself as a boy. The film created a moving portrait of a lonely girl longing for acceptance, being very quiet, mostly observations she did, as she adapted herself to her new world. She maintained being the boy only to make friends but then it draw her in nothing else then complications. It think it was difficult to capture the simple, honest, and often cruel world of children, but Sciamma showed a natural ability to come with perfect dialogue and she directed these children so well that it all came to perfection.Obviously things won't end well, but when Mikael was finally discovered it was refreshingly believable,showing that people could get hurt, and it was painful to watch when it comes to children.But still it ended with a hopeful note. It's an uplifting, and such powerful film.Daisy M Super Reviewer
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Dec 01, 2011You rarely see a film centred on a young girl figuring out gender issues. In that regard, Sciamma's film is fascinating as is the reaction of the children she engages with.John B Super Reviewer
Tomboy Quotes
| Laure / Michaël: | Don't cut too much or my Mum will notice. |
| Lisa: | Are you new around here? |
| Laure / Michaël: | Yeah, we got in yesterday. |
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