La Dentelliere

R

1977

1h 47m

Romance

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8 Reviews

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A Paris beautician's assistant (Isabelle Huppert) falls in love with a Sorbonne student (Yves Beneyton).

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I hated this movie. It is so unbearably slow that you will want to kill yourself. Pretentious to the point of absurdity.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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The young Isabelle plays Pomme, who has become an iconic character over the years. The book is just as tragic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Beautiful movie, but very sad. And what's up with all the skinny people, don't they eat in France?!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Magiskt fantastiska Isabelle Huppert! Klassiker jag ej sett fÃ¶rrÃ¤n nu. LÃ¥gmÃ¤lt klass-/relationsdrama med undertoner av krypande obehag.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Somewhat dated - Huppert before she became a saint and Goretta deserved a statue

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Delicado e terno como Isabelle Huppert. Um filme triste.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Claude Goretta

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Pomme

Yves Beneyton

François

Florence Giorgetti

Marylène

Annemarie Düringer

Pomme's mother

Renate Schroeter

François' girlfriend

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Dominated by Isabelle Huppert's magnificent performance, The Lacemaker is like "The Story of Adèle H." seen through the other end of the telescope. It may lack Truffaut's broad scale, but it has a deeper ring of truth.

Mar 7, 2023

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie's performances are wonderfully subtle.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 15, 2018

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E. Katherine Mederos

Sojourner

Isabelle Huppert is lovely. The diversity of emotions in her expression is wonderful to watch.

Aug 14, 2019

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Pomme seems too introverted, her friends too intellectual and ridiculous, and François himself is poorly defined. They all form a schematic ensemble that neither the script nor the director wanted to delve into. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jul 30, 2019

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Isabelle!

Rated: 4/5

Nov 28, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Jul 4, 2005

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Synopsis

A Paris beautician's assistant (Isabelle Huppert) falls in love with a Sorbonne student (Yves Beneyton).

Director: Claude Goretta
Screenwriter: Claude Goretta, Pascal Lainé
Rating: R
Genre: Romance
Original Language: French (Canada)
Runtime: 1h 47m