Waiting for Bojangles

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Waiting for Bojangles

Released Sep 2, 2022

2h 4m

Romance

Drama

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A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents Camille and Georges, and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment -- each night, Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their favorite song, "Mr. Bojangles." At home, there is only room for fun, fantasy and friends. But as his mesmerizing and unpredictable mother descends deeper into her own mind, it is up to Gary and Georges to keep her safe.

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

Once this frothy French romance evolves into a more serious drama, it turns turgid, causing a jarring tonal shift.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 2, 2022

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Josh Kupecki

Austin Chronicle

Waiting for Bojangles exists to merely further romanticize mental illness as just another characteristic of being a free spirit, just too good for this world. She ain’t heavy, she’s just quirky.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Calum Marsh

New York Times

The film’s vision of a life of immeasurable joy and passion — one lived solely for love, without limits or qualifications — is beautiful and, for this critic and helpless romantic, powerfully intoxicating.

Sep 1, 2022

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

This movie stays with you, and stays with you in a good way.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 12, 2022

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

Mesmerizing from start to finish.

Rated: 10/10

Sep 8, 2022

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

This fiction paints an eccentric and sensitive portrait of the family, and goes deeper than what it seems. But there’s a strong sense of deja-vu along the way, especially regarding the tone.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 8, 2022

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Stuart W

Have never seen a French movie like this. Wonderfully acted especially the little boy/son. Depressing. Insight into mental illness (manic depression) and the horrors of 1960 French mental institutions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/22

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Michele

The acting was superb! 'Camille' of course, but also all supporting characters, including that amazing young boy who played 'Gary'. The film's subject and screenwriting touched me deeply, as my mother had a mental illness (not bipolar) so I could understand 'Camille' and 'Gary' in varying ways. A close friend of mine is bipolar, so again, I felt drawn in to see life from the protagonist's perspective. I laughed and cried throughout the whole movie! Incredibly brave and brilliantly executed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/05/22

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Carolina C

loved everything about it!! Great movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/22

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Cindy

Moving, beautifully crafted film. A classic with a beautiful music score

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/22

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Helene V

I have seen bad movies in my life but why this pretentious, endless, vapid exercise in futility has been exported to the US is beyond me. Really if this is the future of French cinema there is reason to worry.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/22

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Régis Roinsard

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Virginie Efira

Camille Fouquet

Romain Duris

Georges Fouquet

Grégory Gadebois

Charles, dit l'Ordure

Solàn Machado-Graner

Gary Fouquet

Marc Susini

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Synopsis

A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents Camille and Georges, and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment -- each night, Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their favorite song, "Mr. Bojangles." At home, there is only room for fun, fantasy and friends. But as his mesmerizing and unpredictable mother descends deeper into her own mind, it is up to Gary and Georges to keep her safe.

Director: Régis Roinsard
Producer: Olivier Delbosc, Jean-Pierre Guérin
Screenwriter: Romain Compingt, Régis Roinsard, Olivier Bourdeaut
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: JPG Films, StudioCanal, Umedia, France 2 Cinéma, Curiosa Films
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 2, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 2h 4m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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