Tatie Danielle

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Tatie Danielle

PG-13

1990

1h 52m

Comedy

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This French black comedy follows Aunt Danielle (Tsilla Chelton), an elderly widow who, since losing her husband, has focused on making everyone around her suffer. The bitter septuagenarian regularly abuses her housekeeper and, after moving in with her great-nephew and his wife, goes about making their lives miserable. When the family goes on vacation, leaving Danielle to be looked after by a willful au pair (Isabelle Nanty), the old woman finds an unexpected respect for her new caretaker.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movies too often sentimentalize old people. They are either wise or childlike, and in either case they seem to have outgrown the weaknesses of youth. Tatie Danielle hasn't.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Hard as a diamond.

Rated: 3/4

May 9, 2023

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Adam Lippe

Examiner.com

Tatie Danielle is like a treatise on how to defang passive aggression, which would clearly benefit us all.

Nov 4, 2011

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Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS)

Rated: 3/5

Jul 17, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 27, 2005

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Rated: 4/5

Sep 27, 2003

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A very engaging dark comedy that simultaneouslydelights and horrifies with its portrait of the worst character traits a human can have. In another life, Tatie must have been a serial killer and thoroughly enjoyed herself while wreaking havoc upon other people's lives. A must see before you die.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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This film is a truly dark film. The film follows an old woman, who uses and manipulates her own family, to get what she wants. The characters are hilarious, the acting especially from Tatie Danielle is amazing,you'll be laughing the whole way through!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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mark b

Grumpy old woman enjoys making other people's lives a misery except on rare occasions when she does something nice. Repeat for 2 hours.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Ahah ce film !! 15 ans apres toujours aussi agacant. Une envie de la baffer cette vieille. Esperons qu'on ne soit pas comme ca quand on sera vieux.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Just how evil an old ladt can get ? Watch this..

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

This French black comedy follows Aunt Danielle (Tsilla Chelton), an elderly widow who, since losing her husband, has focused on making everyone around her suffer. The bitter septuagenarian regularly abuses her housekeeper and, after moving in with her great-nephew and his wife, goes about making their lives miserable. When the family goes on vacation, leaving Danielle to be looked after by a willful au pair (Isabelle Nanty), the old woman finds an unexpected respect for her new caretaker.

Director: Étienne Chatiliez
Producer: Charles Gassot
Screenwriter: Étienne Chatiliez, Florence Quentin
Production Co: Téléma
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (DVD): Oct 23, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.7K
Runtime: 1h 52m