''Sophie's Misfortunes'' () is a 2016 French film written and directed by

Christophe Honoré Christophe Honoré (; born 10 April 1970) is a French writer and film and theatre director. Career Honoré was born in Carhaix, Finistère. After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in . He started writing soon after. His 1996 book ''Tout ...

, based on the 1858 novel ''

Sophie's Misfortunes ''Sophie's Misfortunes'' () is a children's book written by the Countess of Ségur. The book was published in 1858 by the publisher Hachette. The illustrations were by Horace Castelli, a French artist. This is the first book of a trilogy; its se ...

'' by the

Countess of Ségur Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur, born Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina (; 1 August 1799 in Saint Petersburg – 8 February 1874 in Paris), was a French writer of Russian birth and origin. She is best known today for her novel ''Les Malheur ...

Plot

Since her castle, the little Sophie can not resist the temptation of the forbidden and what she loves most is to do stupid things with her cousin Paul. When her parents decide to join America, Sophie is delighted. A year later, she is back in France with her horrible stepmother, Mrs. Fichini. But Sophie is going to count on the help of her two friends, the little girls and their mother, Madame de Fleurville to escape the clutches of that woman.

Cast

* Caroline Grant as Sophie de Réan *

Anaïs Demoustier Anaïs Aude Marie Michèle Demoustier (; born 29 September 1987) is a French actress. She was nominated for Most Promising Actress twice at the César Awards, in 2009 for '' Les Grandes Personnes'' and in 2011 for '' Living on Love Alone''. In 2 ...

as Madame de Fleurville *

Golshifteh Farahani Rahavard Farahani (; born 10 July 1983), known professionally as Golshifteh Farahani (), is an Iranian and French actress. She is known for her performances in '' M for Mother'' (2006), '' Body of Lies'' (2008), ''About Elly'' (2009), ''The Pat ...

as Madame Èvelyne de Réan *

Muriel Robin Muriel Robin (; born 2 August 1955) is a French actress and comedian. She won an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2007 and received a nomination for a César Award in 2001 and six nominations for a Molière Award. Early years Murie ...

as Madame Fédora Fichini *

Michel Fau Michel Fau (born 1964) is a French comedian, actor and theatre director. Personal life At 18, he left his hometown for training at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986 to 1989. He trained with Michel Bouquet, Gerard Desarthe an ...

as Father Huc * Céleste Carrale as Camille de Fleurville * Aélys Le Nevé as Marguerite de Rosbourg * Marlene Saldana as Madame Chantal de Rosbourg * Jean-Charles Clichet as Baptistin * David Prat as Joseph *

Lætitia Dosch Laetitia Dosch (; born 1 September 1980) is a French-Swiss actress. Her film credits include ''Age of Panic'', ''Keeper (2015 film), Keeper'', ''Summertime (2015 film), Summertime'', ''Montparnasse Bienvenue (film), Montparnasse Bienvenue'', and ...

as Noémie * Tristan Farge as Paul d'Aubert * Elsa Lepoivre as Madame Florence d'Auber *

Annie Mercier Annie Mercier is a French film and theatrical actress who received two nominations at the ''Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress'' in 2009 for her role in ''Tartuffe'' and in 2019, for her role in ''Thyestes In Greek mythology, Thyeste ...

as Marianne *

Antoine Reinartz Antoine Reinartz (; born 1985) is a French actor. Career Reinartz was nominated twice at the César Award for Best Supporting Actor. He won the first time, in 2018, for ''BPM (Beats per Minute)'' and received a second nomination for his role in ...

Production

Filming began on 12 January 2015; the second part of this shoot was completed in summer 2015.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sophie's Misfortunes 2016 films 2010s French-language films 2016 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films Films based on children's books Gaumont (company) films Films directed by Christophe Honoré 2010s French films Films scored by Alex Beaupain Films produced by David Thion Films based on works by the Countess of Ségur