''Claire Darling'' (french: La Dernière Folie de Claire Darling) is a 2018 French drama film directed by

Julie Bertuccelli Julie Mathilde Charlotte Claire Bertuccelli is a French director born February 12, 1968, in Boulogne-Billancourt. She is particularly known for her documentary La Cour de Babel released in 2014 and the feature film The Tree (2010 film), L'Arbre ...

. This is the adaptation of Lynda Rutledge's novel ''Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale''.

Plot

In Verderonne, a small village in the

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,41 ...

, it is the first day of summer and Claire Darling wakes up persuaded to live her last day. She then decides to empty her house and sells everything without distinction, Tiffany lamps with the pendulum collection. The beloved objects echo her tragic and flamboyant life. This latest madness brings back Marie, her daughter, whom she has not seen for 20 years.

Cast

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

- Claire Darling **

Alice Taglioni Alice Taglioni (born 26 July 1976) is a French actress. Personal life Alice Taglioni was born in Ermont, Val-d'Oise. She is the daughter of an Italian man from Lombardy. She was Miss Corsica in 1996, but refused to participate in the election ...

- Young Claire Darling * Chiara Mastroianni - Marie Darling *

Samir Guesmi Samir Guesmi (born 7 October 1967) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films and television shows since 1988. Filmography Actor Filmmaker Theatre References External links * 1967 births Living people French male f ...

- Amir * Laure Calamy - Martine Leroy *

Olivier Rabourdin Olivier Rabourdin (born 3 March 1959) is a French film actor. He has appeared in more than seventy films since 1985. In 2010 he was nominated for a French César Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle) ...

- Claude Darling *

Johan Leysen Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certai ...

- Father Georges * Anne Benoît - Madame Hiram

Production

The film was shot in the village of Verderonne in northern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

Response

Box office

''Claire Darling'' grossed $0 in North America and a total worldwide of $1 million. With 85 000 spectators in France, the film is a heavy public failure.

Critical reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of , based on reviews, and an average rating of . On AlloCiné, the film has a score of 3 out of 5. ''

Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: ''Télévision-Radio-Cinéma''. Fabienne Pascaud is currently managing editor. Ludovic Desautez is de ...

'' gives 4 stars to this documentary and compliments Catherine Deneuve: "unfathomable, reign on this tale." Didier Péron de '' Libération'' found in contrast that "the film, or the filmmaker ..draws no interesting part of the nature of the game Deneuve". CineSeries is mixed but leaves a positive opinion: "a moving portrait of a courageous woman and imperfect mother."La Dernière folie de Claire Darling : faire la paix avec son passé
Retrieved 11 March 2019.

References

External links

* * 2018 films French nonlinear narrative films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub