Synopsis
A boy and his eccentric parents leave their home in Paris for a country house in Spain. As the mother descends deeper into her own mind, it's up to the boy and his father to keep her safe and happy.
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Cast
- Virginie EfiraCamille
- Romain DurisGeorges
- Grégory GadeboisCharles
- Solan Machado-GranerGary
- Éliza MaillotÉpouse
- Bénédicte ChartonÉpouse
- Morgane LombardÉpouse
- Fabienne ChaudatÉpouse
- Franck MercadalÉpoux
- Lucas BlegerÉpoux
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
The infectious brio at the heart of “Bojangles” is a testament to the performances of the ensemble cast, but especially Duris and Efira, whose chemistry is magnetic. - 63
Movie Nation
If you know the song that underscores this romance, know the Jerry Jeff and Sammy Davis Jr. and Nina Simone versions of it, you get what the novelist and the filmmakers were going for here. Reality is melancholy. Imagination and memory are our escape from it. - 50
RogerEbert.com
For much of its overlong running time, “Waiting for Bojangles” depicts mental illness as an adorable personality quirk, a source of good-time party vibes, even a glamorous quality. Then, once this frothy French romance evolves into a more serious drama, it turns turgid, causing a jarring tonal shift. - 40
Austin Chronicle
Formally, Waiting for Bojangles looks marvelous, with Roinsard artfully weaving through throngs of partygoers placed in vibrant, lived-in spaces and exotic locales, and Virginie Efira continues her run of outstanding performances (see Sibyl, Benedetta), but she is ultimately ill-served by a character and a film that’s removed any gravitas it seeks to instill by paradoxically not being removed enough.
