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      Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's

      2008 1h 37m Drama List
      Reviews 76% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Elise (Marianne Fortier) finds refuge with her mute uncle. Read More Read Less

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      Rob Nelson Variety The film makes attractive use of vivid period detail, but its episodic narrative never takes hold. Sep 1, 2009 Full Review Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy "Maman Est Chez Le Coiffeur" doesn't try to magically produce a happy ending, nor does it become a spectacular tragedy. And for this movie, such an approach works. Jan 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Sweet story of a carefree summer that was not so carefree after all. Made me wish it was childhood summer all over again. Nothing else to do but be yet so much to do..... And geesh that Canadian french hurts the ears! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A good film by Lea Pool that explores a family that has had mom leave for supposedly brighter prospects in the midst of the 1960s. An unusual circumstance for the ages leads to unusual behaviour by the kids. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Honest and amiable, an almost disturbingly nice look at a dysfunctional society. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I was so surprised by Marianne Fortier's acting (who played in the horrible Aurore), she was such a natural in this movie! The story was great and original (yet similar to most of the stories from Là (C)a Pool's family), and it was very enjoyable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member J'ai bien aimà (C) ce film intimiste...Marianne Fortin est très bonne là-dedans dans le rôle d'une adolescente qui voit ce qu'est la vraie vie lorsque sa mère quitte la famille. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A family crisis film. It's summer of 1966 in a Québec town, Élise 15 years old suspects her father having an affair with his golfing partner. When she saw her father talking discreetly on the phone, Élise ran to her mother in the kitchen handing the phone receiver for her mother to listen the conversation. Her mother learns he was having an affair with another man and decides to leave the family and moving to London, England. The father is left alone with her daughter Élise and her two younger brothers which their life are disrupted. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Elise (Marianne Fortier) finds refuge with her mute uncle.
      Director
      Léa Pool
      Screenwriter
      Isabelle Hébert
      Production Co
      Arte
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Runtime
      1h 37m