Populaire

The chemistry between these two inspires a gleefully goofball grin.
-- Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York

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Populaire

Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose Pamphyle lives with her grouchy widower father who runs the village store. Engaged to the son of the local mechanic, she seems destined for the quiet, drudgery-filled life of a housewife. But that's not the life Rose longs for. When she travels to Lisieux in Normandy, where charismatic insurance agency boss Louis Echard is advertising for a secretary, the ensuing interview is a disaster. But Rose reveals a special gift – she can type at extraordinary speed. Unwittingly, the young woman awakens the dormant sports fan in Louis. If she wants the job she'll have to compete in a speed typing competition. Whatever sacrifices Rose must make to reach the top, Louis declares himself her trainer. He'll turn her into the fastest girl not only in the country, but in the world! But a love of sport doesn't always mix well with love itself…
R
Genre
Comedy
Runtime
111
Language
French, English, German
Director
Régis Roinsard
Cast
Déborah François, Romain Duris, Bérénice Béjo, Shaun Benson, Miou-Miou, Mélanie Bernier
FEATURED REVIEW
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

The less seriously the genial French comedy "Populaire" takes itself, the more amusing it is. Fortunately, with small exceptions, this film doesn't take itself very seriously at all. Nominated for five Cesars and a box-office hit in France, "Populaire" is, for the most part, the fluffiest of French ...

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