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Mademoiselle Chambon
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Wikipedia article
'Mademoiselle Chambon' is a 2009 French film directed by Stphane Briz, with a screenplay adapted from the 1996 novel by ric Holder. It won a Csar Award for Best Adaptation.
Cast
* Sandrine Kiberlain as Vronique Chambon
* Vincent Lindon as Jean
* Aure Atika as Anne-Marie, wife of Jean
* Jean-Marc Thibault as Father of Jean
* Bruno Lochet as Jean's Colleague
Critical response
British film critic Mark Kermode praised the film and the performances of the lead actors. "Should he abandon the wife with whom he has built a home to pursue a fleeting dream inspired in part by the strange reverie of Elgar's 'Salut d'Amour'? Eloquently adapted from Eric Holder's novel, this low-key, Csar-winning gem relies on tiny gestures a glance, a wry smile, a longing look to suggest great passion and inner turmoil, all conjured with wit, grace and honesty by Lindon and Kiberlain. Comparing any movie with 'Brief Encounter' is always going to end in tears Yet director Stphane Briz's quietly tremendous 'Mademoiselle Chambon' does a pretty good job of reminding us that in terms of tragic romantic clout, less is often more."[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/dec/04/mademoiselle-chambon-potter-hallows-dvd Mark Kermode, The Guardian, DVD round-up, 4 December 2011]
Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film in 2010.
It was awarded a Csar Award for Best Adaptation.
References
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