Café de Flore

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Café de Flore

2011

2h 0m

Drama

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Parallel stories revolve around a present-day disc jockey (Kevin Parent) and a single mother (Vanessa Paradis) in the 1960s.

Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

A forgettable film.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 22, 2012

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

It's terribly long and repetitive for so delicately dreamy a diptych, and at times the modern-day story feels like little more than a drawn-out apologia for the wandering male gaze.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 16, 2012

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

Goes from intriguing to irritating.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 9, 2012

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

Fortunately for Vallée, both Paradis and Gerrier absolutely own their scenes, thus creating a strange paradox with the opposite storyline full of brilliant visuals/sounds, but forgettable characters.

Jun 22, 2023

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Rachel West

That Shelf

To discuss how the parallel storylines come together would ruin things for anyone who has yet to watch the movie, but their collision course still packs an emotional wallop a decade later.

Mar 30, 2022

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Jim Ross

TAKE ONE Magazine

...be rewarded with a wonderfully involving tale that tries to capture how emotions and love often seem to transcend the individuals beholden to them.

Feb 13, 2020

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Rob J

This film builds around you. I started with no knowledge. No reviews read. No storyline summaries. Slowly it revealed itself and managed to create an emotional and thought provoking end. I recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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isla s

This is a sometimes sad, sometimes touching and certainly thought provoking watch. I'd say its perhaps, at times, more about morals than romance. I thought it was good to see a film tackle the issue of having a child with downs, which is still probably regarded as a bit of a taboo by some. I thought some of the dialogue was almost poetic. There are some sex scenes, so its not for especially young viewers but I wouldn't say it seemed entirely tacky or exploitative. In a number of scenes, we see characters underwater, which I suppose could represent rebirth, or otherwise struggling to stay above water in life, letting or not letting things overwhelm you perhaps. There are two distinct plots present in this film and I found it an intriguing and thoughtful watch that I'd recommend to others.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An emotional film for a mother to watch. Solid film interesting plot

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

One of my favorite movies. Poignant and realistic. You cannot always control who you love, but you can still care about them. The journey of a woman's love. Beautiful movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

It's a movie that tackles love and the confusion around it really well. I really like it, it's one of my favourate movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

This is the kind of movie that initiates a different view in life, very profound film! Dynamic and influential. Truly one of a kind!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

Parallel stories revolve around a present-day disc jockey (Kevin Parent) and a single mother (Vanessa Paradis) in the 1960s.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Producer: Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin
Screenwriter: Jean-Marc Vallée, Jean-Marc Vallée
Production Co: Item 7, Monkey Pack Films, Backup Media
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2017
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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