Suzanne is a 2013 French drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré.[3] In January 2014 the film received five nominations at the 39th César Awards,[4] with Adèle Haenel winning the award for Best Supporting Actress.[5]
| Suzanne | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Katell Quillévéré |
| Written by | Mariette Désert Katell Quillévéré |
| Produced by | Gaëtan David Bruno Levy André Logie |
| Starring | Sara Forestier François Damiens Adèle Haenel Paul Hamy |
| Cinematography | Tom Harari |
| Edited by | Thomas Marchand |
| Music by | Verity Susman |
| Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $4.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.4 million[2] |
Plot
editFollowing the death of her mother, Suzanne and her younger sister are raised by their father alone. At the age of 17, Suzanne becomes the mother of a son. Her father and her sister support the both of them. Suzanne then falls in love with a gangster named Julien, abandoning her family to follow Julien to Marseille, and eventually ending up in prison. Upon her release, she finds her son Charlie living in a foster family. Trying to put her life together, Suzanne nevertheless falls into old habits when Julien finds her on a bus and persuades her to leave for Morocco with him. Once again abandoning her family, Suzanne has a second child. Returning home she goes to visit her mother's grave and discovers that during her absence her sister Maria has died. Crossing the border back to Morocco, Suzanne, in a fit of grief confesses that she is travelling on a false passport. In prison Suzanne is visited by her father, teenage son and toddler daughter and watches as her son and daughter play together.
Cast
edit- Sara Forestier as Suzanne Merevsky
- François Damiens as Nicolas Merevsky
- Adèle Haenel as Maria Merevsky
- Paul Hamy as Julien
- Anne Le Ny as Madame Danvers
- Lola Dueñas as Irène
- Corinne Masiero as Éliane
Reception
editSuzanne has a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes[6] and a 75/100 on Metacritic.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Suzanne (2013) - JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Suzanne". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Suzanne". unifrance.org. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "France's Cesar Awards: Me, Myself and Mum Wins Best Film". Hollywood Reporter. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Suzanne (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzanne Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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