Claire Darling
{{short description|2018 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Claire Darling
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = La Dernière Folie de Claire Darling
| director = Julie Bertuccelli
| producer = Yael Fogiel
Laetitia Gonzalez
| writer = Julie Bertuccelli
Marion Doussot
Mariette Désert
Sophie Fillières
Lynda Rutledge
| based_on = {{based on|Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale|Lynda Rutledge}}
| starring = Catherine Deneuve
Chiara Mastroianni
Alice Taglioni
| music =
| cinematography = Irina Lubtchansky
| editing = François Gédigier
| studio = Les Films du Poisson
France 2 Cinéma
Pictanovo
Région Hauts-de-France
Uccelli Production
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
Région Ile-de-France
Canal+
Ciné+
France Télévisions
Cofinova 14
SofiTVciné 5
Cinécap
Cinémage 12
| distributor = Pyramide Distribution
| released = {{Film date|2018|10|19|Chicago International Film Festival|ref1={{cite web |title=Events for October 19, 2018 - Claire Darling |url=https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/event/claire-darling/ |publisher=Chicago International Film Festival |accessdate=4 February 2020}}|2019|06|02|France|df=y}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget = $5.6 million {{cite web | url=https://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=18835 | title=La Dernière folie de Claire Darling (2019) - JP Box-Office }}
| gross = $1 million{{cite web |title=Claire Darling (2018) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6961808 |publisher=Box Office Mojo. IMDb |accessdate=3 February 2020}}
}}
Claire Darling ({{langx|fr|La Dernière Folie de Claire Darling}}) is a 2018 French drama film directed by Julie Bertuccelli.{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jake |title=French director Julie Bertuccelli on life, death and Catherine Deneuve |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/french-director-julie-bertuccelli-on-life-death-and-catherine-deneuve-20190613-p51x8s.html |newspaper=The Age |date=13 June 2019 |accessdate=3 February 2020}} This is the adaptation of Lynda Rutledge's novel Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale.
Plot
In Verderonne, a small village in the Oise, it is the first day of summer and Claire Darling wakes up persuaded to live her last day. She then decides to empty her house and sells everything without distinction, Tiffany lamps with the pendulum collection. The beloved objects echo her tragic and flamboyant life. This latest madness brings back Marie, her daughter, whom she has not seen for 20 years.
Cast
- Catherine Deneuve - Claire Darling
- Alice Taglioni - Young Claire Darling
- Chiara Mastroianni - Marie Darling
- Samir Guesmi - Amir
- Laure Calamy - Martine Leroy
- Olivier Rabourdin - Claude Darling
- Johan Leysen - Father Georges
- Anne Benoît - Madame Hiram
Production
The film was shot in the village of Verderonne in northern France.
Response
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=Critical reception=
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/claire_darling|title= Claire Darling (La dernière folie de Claire Darling) (2018)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} On AlloCiné, the film has a score of 3 out of 5.{{cite web |title=La Dernière Folie de Claire Darling |publisher=AlloCiné. FIMALAC |url=http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=256662.html |accessdate=3 February 2020|language=French}} Télérama gives 4 stars to this documentary and compliments Catherine Deneuve: "unfathomable, reign on this tale."[https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/la-derniere-folie-de-claire-darling,n5759256.php La Dernière Folie de Claire Darling], Telerama. Retrieved 11 March 2019. Didier Péron de Libération found in contrast that "the film, or the filmmaker [...] draws no interesting part of the nature of the game Deneuve".[https://next.liberation.fr/cinema/2019/02/05/catherine-deneuve-fait-les-fonds-de-terroir_1707584 Catherine Deneuve fait les fonds de terroir]. Retrieved 11 March 2019. CineSeries is mixed but leaves a positive opinion: "a moving portrait of a courageous woman and imperfect mother."[https://www.cineserie.com/critiques/cine/la-derniere-folie-de-claire-darling-faire-la-paix-avec-son-passe-2309215/ La Dernière folie de Claire Darling : faire la paix avec son passé]. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{IMDb title}}
{{Sophie Fillières}}
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Category:French nonlinear narrative films
Category:Films with screenplays by Sophie Fillières
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