De plus belle is a 2017 French film directed by Anne-Gaëlle Daval. A romantic comedy starring

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and

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, it tells the story of a breast cancer survivor's efforts to rebuild her life. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Summary

Lucie Larcher, a breast cancer survivor and single mother, learns how to rebuild her life. She meets Clovis, her new lover, in a nightclub, and takes dancing lessons with her teacher Dalida. She brings up her daughter and takes constructive criticisms from her mother.

Cast

as Lucie Larchet *

as Clovis *

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as Dalila * Jonathan Cohen as Frédéric * Olivia Bonamy as Manon * Josée Drevon as Yvonne * Jeanne Astier as Hortense * Norbert Ferrer as Ben *

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as Salomé *

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as Sabine

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. On

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, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 5.33/10. In a review for ''

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'', Thomas Sotinel suggested the film was conventional for French romantic comedies, with an expected happy ending. ''

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'' praised Kassovitz and Foresti's acting, calling Foresti's "magical". They concluded, "everything is strong, everything is sharp, everything is intense" in this film. Reviewing it for ''

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'', Laurent Dijan said the film was slow-paced and embarrassing. Nevertheless, he praised Jonathan Cohen's acting. While Sylvestre Picard of ''

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'' was similarly laudatory of Cohen's acting, he deplored the profusion of sub-themes in the script.

References

External links

* 2017 films 2010s French-language films Films about cancer French romantic comedy films 2017 romantic comedy films Films set in Lyon Films shot in Lyon 2010s French films French-language romantic comedy films {{2010s-France-film-stub