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‘Driving Madeleine’ Review: French Icons Line Renaud And Dany Boon Star In Touching And Life-Changing Road Trip Through Paris
You might hear the title, Driving Madeleine (French title: Une Belle Course) and then the logline about a driver taxiing a 92 year old woman around Paris and instantly think ‘aha!’ It i…
Yes, it is a road trip where the gorgeously shot City Of Lights is undeniably the third major star in it, but the story, from a screenplay by Cyril Gely and adapation by Christian Carion who is the director, goes places I never expected. Picking up 92 years old Madeleine ( Line Renaud) in front of her nicely appointed home, she tells him of her ultimate destination but first wants to take a few detours, basically a nostalgic trip back to places in Paris that have defined her life. Carion is best known for the Oscar nominated Joyeux Noel, as well as others such as The Son and Come What May, but he never goes for easy sentiment for the bulk of the running time, and he is fortunate to have the legendary French singer and actress Line Renaud given such a significant role at age 95.
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