La Reine des pommes (2010)
Directed by Valérie Donzelli

Drama
aka: The Queen of Hearts

Film Synopsis

Thirty-something Adèle is devastated when Mathieu, the love of her life, leaves her.  She has only one thought: to die.  Rachel, a distant cousin, takes charge of the situation.  She begins by helping Adèle to find a job, in the hope that this will revive her zest for life.  She also advises her to sleep with other men, to help her forget Mathieu and allow her to start a new chapter in her life...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Valérie Donzelli
  • Script: Valérie Donzelli, Dorothée Sebbagh
  • Cinematographer: Céline Bozon, Sébastien Buchmann, Claire Mathon
  • Music: Benjamin Biolay
  • Cast: Valérie Donzelli (Adèle), Jérémie Elkaïm (Mathieu), Béatrice De Staël (Rachel), Laure Marsac (La femme au téléphone), Lucía Sánchez (La voisine), Vanessa Seward (Gladys), Gilles Marchand (Le vigile), Dominik Moll (Le jogger), Benoît Carré (Le fou), Serge Bozon (Le médecin), Etienne Kerber (Le vrai Pierre), Philippe Barassat (Le narrateur), Stratis Vouyoukas (L'homme au Vélib), Jérôme Dopffer (Le flasher), Dante Hoerman (Enfant 1), Gabriel Elkaïm (Enfant 2), Marius Serieys (Enfant 3), Sébastien Buchmann (L'homme à la glace), Nadia Turincev (La caissière)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / Spanish
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 84 min
  • Aka: The Queen of Hearts

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