Archive of films Hedgehog / Le hérisson

France
2009, 98 min

Section: Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now!
Year: 2010

An intellectual concierge, a precocious 11-year-old and a refined Japanese gentleman are the strange trio at the heart of the sometimes uplifting, sometimes cynical The Hedgehog, based on Muriel Barbery’s bestselling novel. A touching, engaging parable about the importance of unconventionality.


Synopsis

An intellectual concierge, a precocious 11-year-old and a refined Japanese gentleman are the strange trio at the heart of the sometimes uplifting, sometimes cynical The Hedgehog, based on Muriel Barbery’s bestselling novel. Making audiences feel clever while also delivering an old-fashioned fairy tale of unexpected love (and even a dose of social critique), Mona Achache’s helming debut unashamedly has it all ways. But the result is a basically touching, engaging parable about the importance of unconventionality. Performances are strong, with Josiane Balasko in particular suggesting a wealth of simmering emotion beneath her impassive features.

Contacts

Pathé International FR
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About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section: Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now!
   
Director: Mona Achache
Screenplay: Mona Achache, Patrick Blossier na motivy knihy Muriel Barberyové S elegancí ježka / based on the novel L’élégance du hérisson by Muriel Barbery
Dir. of Photography: Patrick Blossier
Music: Gabriel Yared
Editor: Julia Grégory
Producer: Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Production: Les films des Tournelles
Cast: Josiane Balasko, Garance le Guillermic, Togo Igawa, Anne Brochet
Contact: Pathé International FR
   
www: www.leherisson-lefilm.com/

Guests

Mona Achache

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