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Filles uniques
2003 Comedy
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Summary
Carole is a successful lawyer, organised, self-disciplined and so busy that she only ever
sees her husband at bedtime. Tina is a petty thief, wild, emotional and has no difficulty
picking up men for one night stands. The only things the two women have in common
is that they are both in their early thirties and are only daughters – throughout their
lives, both have felt the absence of a sister. Despite their differences, the two
women bond almost immediately, and they each begin to change the other – for better or
for worse…
Critique
With Filles uniques, director Pierre Jolivet
returns to form with the kind of character-based comedy that French cinema audiences adore.
He is particularly fortunate in that his two leading ladies – Sandrine Kiberlain and Sylvie
Testud – are two of the most talented, vivacious and popular actresses in France at the
present time. The two thesps complement each other perfectly, making a double act
that offers not only great entertainment value but also some insightful perspectives on
femininity in a world that places ever increasing demands on women. There’s
an excellent supporting cast – Vincent Lindon, François Berléand and Roschdy
Zem – and some great dialogue, although the film’s freshness and appeal take something
of a nosedive in the last twenty minutes as characterisation plays second fiddle to plot
and the film loses some of its magic along the way. Whilst not quite up to the standard
of Jolivet's earlier comedy
Ma petite entreprise (1999), it's an engaging
and satisfying divertissement.
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