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Delicacy

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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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Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle 04/27/2012
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch 04/27/2012
3/4
Although there's some meat on the menu, "Delicacy" ends up as lightly sugared and as gently bent as a fortune cookie. Go to Full Review
Donald Clarke Irish Times 04/13/2012
2/5
It won't scare the chickens. It won't tax the brain. It won't scratch any tissue on its way down your gullet. It's another Audrey Tautou film. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/20/2022
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Joseph Walsh CineVue 08/23/2018
2/5
Predictably whimsical and lightweight. Go to Full Review
Lynden Barber Limelight 01/03/2018
Co-directors David and Stephane Foenkinos (adapting the former's novel) ... play cute, shying away from ironic observation and relying too heavily on charm. Go to Full Review
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Egill U Jan 31 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. See more Allison A 12/08/2024 I loved this movie. Everything about it. See more Dani G 01/23/2024 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. See more isla s 09/01/2022 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. See more 01/16/2021 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. See more @MilloTPue 05/19/2020 It starts good, but it loses as it advances. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
StudioCanal, 2.4.7. Films, France 2 Cinéma
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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