Synopsis
At the start, Christine Blanc is a temp, her boyfriend has gone. Near the story's end, she's been offered a steady job, she has a fiancé, other men seem interested in her, she's passed her driving test, and, after she wins 1000 Euros in a scratch-off, her colleagues sing that she's a jolly good fellow ("one of us"). But something's askew: her gaze is too direct, her eyes open too widely; conversational gambits hit odd notes; she parrots others' words; she cooks too much food when she invites a supervisor to dinner. When the supervisor takes Christine on a spontaneous outing that disorients her, her oddities become something else. Can things ever be normal?
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Cast
- Sasha AndresChristine Blanc
- Pierre-Félix GravièreSébastien
- Éric CaravacaEric
- Catherine MouchetPatricia
- Daniel Ceccaldile père
- Geneviève Mnichla mère
- Jacques SpiesserDanjard
- Pascal Cervopolicier accueil
- Dominique ValadiéMarie-Noëlle, la voisine
- Thomas Chabrolle directeur de Promocash
Recommendations
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Imaginatively acted, endlessly atmospheric. - 75
New York Post
The cryptic finale raises more questions than it solves. But She's One of Us is such a fine work that answers aren't necessary. - 63
New York Daily News
Alnoy's unnerving mood piece is spare and atmospheric, even funny. The movie is accomplished, but gets hung up on arty composition. - 60
Variety
While the director's penchant for extended silences and stagy character positioning make it all seem rather studied, the drama nonetheless is compellingly unsettling. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Alnoy's narrative is better suited to a trashy thriller than a vehicle for weighty political themes. - 40
The A.V. Club
For all the smart visual design, though, She's One Of Us is frustratingly clinical. - 40
The New York Times
Handsome but empty film. - 30
Village Voice
Quickly nose-dives into the ridiculous.