Delicacy

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Delicacy

PG-13

Released Mar 16, 2012

1h 49m

Romance

Comedy

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A suddenly widowed Parisian executive (Audrey Tautou) finds her zest for life returning when she begins a romantic relationship with an employee (François Damiens).

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Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 22, 2013

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Jan 22, 2013

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Comedic actor Franois Damiens mines but never mocks Markus' awkwardness, thereby creating a winning portrait in decency. His tracing, with the ever-luminous Tautou, of the slow bloom of new love is a thing of understated beauty.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 27, 2012

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Yes, variations of this story has been done many times before. But I love the sincerity, the humor, and the heart that permeates this entire picture.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Joseph Walsh

CineVue

Predictably whimsical and lightweight.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 23, 2018

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Lynden Barber

Limelight

Co-directors David and Stephane Foenkinos (adapting the former's novel) ... play cute, shying away from ironic observation and relying too heavily on charm.

Jan 3, 2018

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Egill U

Really wonderful movie. Very funny in a quiet kind of way. And a beautiful way to show how loss can affect a life. Direction, cinematography and acting just great. Audrey Tautou is, as always, just awesome. And her swedish co-worker turns out to be a really funny guy in a very unswedish way :-) Do yourself a favor, watch it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Allison A

I loved this movie. Everything about it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Dani G

Nice romcom. Nothing special, very basic, but maybe the french style is refreshing when you compare it to the same american romcoms, over and over again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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isla s

This is a very engrossing, fast paced, immersive film which I really enjoyed. I liked it for the variety of characters and the fact it seemed to tell a well known characters backstory - I won't say anymore so as not to provide spoilers. For a good bit of escapism, you could do a lot worse than watch this. Its obviously aimed at (and is suitable for) young kids but I reckon adults can enjoy it too. Well, I'm 39 and I really quite enjoyed it. The songs/musical score is good (fun) and the plot I thought was perhaps slightly cheesy but mostly quite interesting and fun. We need more such genuinely fun, escapist films like this in times like these I feel and so I would definitely recommend it to others.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I'm currently stuck three quarters into this idiotically self-satisfied movie trying to debate whether to watch it to the end. The idea that Tatou's character, (too too horribly thin here - somebody feed her) falls for that lumpen buffoon in his beige jumper and overall toothy goofiness is utterly ludicrous and above all, Not In Any Way Entertaining. Apparently we are supposed to find this gauche 'Swede' amusing and 'decent' but that seems to be some kind of in-joke of the director's at the audience's expense. Everyone in this film needed to ask more of themselves - and it. Tragic, but not in a good way.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

It starts good, but it loses as it advances.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

A suddenly widowed Parisian executive (Audrey Tautou) finds her zest for life returning when she begins a romantic relationship with an employee (François Damiens).

Director: David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos
Producer: Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert
Screenwriter: David Foenkinos, David Foenkinos
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: 2.4.7. Films, France 2 Cinéma, StudioCanal
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 16, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 49m

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