It's Easier for a Camel...

Released Apr 16, 2003

1h 48m

Comedy

Drama

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46%

13 Reviews

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28%

250+ Ratings

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A playwright (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) stands to inherit money from her dying father, while getting reacquainted with her former love.

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(** 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] A strange film and with a good cast. But, my main problem with it is this: what was the point of the whole thing? A near-miss.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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A good first feature film from Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, who wrote and directed the film as well as playing Federica. The script was rather long-winded, without enough substance and not witty.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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I don't see much of this film being a comedy in any sense....

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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1/2 a star extra for the camel animation at the beginning. the rest of the movie is well-acted but draggy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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It's a good movie if you're French: you understand the conflicts in the Bruni's family (Carla Bruni-Sarkozy isn't from the same father than the rest of her family). On a psychological point of view, it's fun to see a woman feeling guilty of being rich and dating a communist who "has to work" and whose mother "was a maid who could not afford to have a lover"... You can see here the old French war between the left and the right wings (whereas a few wish to be poor...). Valeria is a great actress as well as Jean-Hugues Anglade and Lambert Wilson.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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film un peu sans queue ni tÃªte.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Federica

Chiara Mastroianni

Bianca

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Pierre

Denis Podalydès

Philippe

Marisa Borini

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

Her story construction -- blurring fact and fantasy and mixing scenes from different time periods -- is confusing and wearying.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 18, 2005

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

This is a rich comedy that leaves you suspended, with all its hubbub, between wanting to laugh and wanting to cry.

Aug 26, 2004

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Overlong and heavy-handed, semi-autobiographical dramedy.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 20, 2004

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Sean Axmaker

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The contrast of the naive assurance of youth with the confusion and ambiguity of adulthood is sweet but simplistic and the wandering script hasn't much else to offer.

Rated: C

Mar 18, 2005

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

It's ultimately hard to care deeply about a silly, sheltered girl-woman who's taking an inordinately long time to learn that money can't buy happiness.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 20, 2004

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

A diverting dramatic comedy.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 19, 2004

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Synopsis

A playwright (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) stands to inherit money from her dying father, while getting reacquainted with her former love.

Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Screenwriter: Noémie Lvovsky, Agnès de Sacy, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Distributor: New Yorker Films
Production Co: Gémini Films, Interlinea Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2003, Original
Release Date (DVD): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.8K
Runtime: 1h 48m