Synopsis
Talented 20-year-old Lolita dreams of a singing career. But her self-esteem is low due to her weight problem and her narcissistic father, Étienne, a literary star with scant interest in his daughter's life. Lolita finds little comfort in the attentions of her vocal coach, suspecting the woman is using her to meet her influential father. Étienne's second wife proves to be Lolita's only trustworthy ally in her private battle to find a sense of worth.
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Cast
- Marilou BerryLolita Cassard
- Jean-Pierre BacriÉtienne Cassard
- Agnès JaouiSylvia Millet
- Laurent GrévillPierre Millet
- Virginie DesarnautsKarine Cassard
- Keine BouhizaSébastien
- Grégoire OestermannVincent
- Serge RiaboukineFélix
- Michèle MorettiÉdith
- Yves VerhoevenLe badaud 1
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
The wry filmmaker has created an urbane society of family and friends as ridiculously pretentious and hypocritical as they are cultured, accomplished, and posh. - 88
Rolling Stone
This bonbon spiked with malice is a triumph for Jaoui, who takes witty and wounding measure of the small betrayals that leave bruises on us all. - 80
Variety
Punchy dialogue, excellent thesping and a real feel for the universal tuning fork of great classical music make this a prime candidate for international arthouse play. - 80
The New Yorker
A tender, indignant, but also very worldly movie. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Directed by Agnès Jaoui, who made the equally delightful "The Taste of Others," this comedy of manners with a serious purpose centers on a group of loosely connected neurotics, all working in the rarefied worlds of amateur chorales. - 80
The New York Times
A witty and acute examination of friendship, ambition and betrayal in the Parisian literary world. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
While Jaoui's film is interesting to watch, it dawdles enough to lose its storytelling grip. - 70
Village Voice
Little in a Jaoui film is particularly original, but it's all perfectly convincing.
