Antoinette in the Cévennes

Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
Antoinette in the Cévennes image - a film by Caroline Vignal
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Antoinette In The Cévennes poster - a film by Caroline Vignal
Disarming, irresistible comedy! The natural beauty seduces our senses, the rhythm becomes another form of seduction. Calamy makes us love her character, and her performance has rightly been awarded for its superb shading, but let’s not forget the donkey, brilliant as her straight man.
Sunny and delightful! A charming French countryside comedy whose success rests entirely on Laure Calamy, who, like Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts and Audrey Tatou, is a natural big-screen comedy star. She nails every beat.
Fun and incredibly romantic. A jewel that touches the heart.
Emily Barnett
MARIE CLAIRE
An hilarious comedy led by an irresistible actress. Need a breath of fresh air? Run to see 'Antoinette in the Cévennes'.
Nathalie Simon
LE FIGARO
Wildly charming, this sparkling film paints the portrait of a woman on edge, fragile and determined, above all free. Calamy treats us at every shot: we would follow her everywhere, on foot, on horseback… or on a donkey.
Catherine Balle
LE PARISIEN
Beautiful. A portrait of a woman of rare density in French cinema. A film that is never afraid of its emotions and whose extreme sensitivity, rich in bursts of laughter as well as in fits of tears, does not at any time show sentimentality.
Thierry Chèze
PREMIÈRE
A sparkling dramedy where, on her way, Laure Calamy shines.
Mathilde Blottière
TÈLÈRAMA
Stupendously entertaining. A sunny and spirit-lifting comedy boasting an endearing turn by Laure Calamy.
Emma Simmonds
THE LIST
Director: Caroline Vignal
Cast: Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Olivia Côte, Marie Rivière, Denis Mpunga
Duration: 96mins
Country of Origin: France
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Sexual references
Disarming, irresistible comedy! The natural beauty seduces our senses, the rhythm becomes another form of seduction. Calamy makes us love her character, and her performance has rightly been awarded for its superb shading, but let’s not forget the donkey, brilliant as her straight man.
Sunny and delightful! A charming French countryside comedy whose success rests entirely on Laure Calamy, who, like Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts and Audrey Tatou, is a natural big-screen comedy star. She nails every beat.
Fun and incredibly romantic. A jewel that touches the heart.
Emily Barnett
MARIE CLAIRE
An hilarious comedy led by an irresistible actress. Need a breath of fresh air? Run to see 'Antoinette in the Cévennes'.
Nathalie Simon
LE FIGARO
Wildly charming, this sparkling film paints the portrait of a woman on edge, fragile and determined, above all free. Calamy treats us at every shot: we would follow her everywhere, on foot, on horseback… or on a donkey.
Catherine Balle
LE PARISIEN
Beautiful. A portrait of a woman of rare density in French cinema. A film that is never afraid of its emotions and whose extreme sensitivity, rich in bursts of laughter as well as in fits of tears, does not at any time show sentimentality.
Thierry Chèze
PREMIÈRE
A sparkling dramedy where, on her way, Laure Calamy shines.
Mathilde Blottière
TÈLÈRAMA
Stupendously entertaining. A sunny and spirit-lifting comedy boasting an endearing turn by Laure Calamy.
Emma Simmonds
THE LIST

2021 CÉSAR AWARDS - WINNER - Best Actress (Laure Calamy)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2020 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The #1 comedy hit of the 2021 AF French Film Festival, writer/director Caroline Vignal’s hilarious and life-affirming ANTOINETTE IN THE CÉVENNES stars the wonderful Laure Calamy (Call My Agent!, Aurore) as a woman who finds herself on a journey of self-discovery in somewhat unexpected circumstances.

40-something primary school teacher Antoinette (Calamy, in a career-making turn) has been eagerly looking forward to a long-planned weekend escape with her married lover Vladimir (C’est la vie!’s Benjamin Lavernhe), the father of one of her pupils. However their plans are upended by his wife’s booking of a surprise hiking trip in the picturesque Cévennes mountains in the South of France (a six-day trek made famous by best-selling author Robert Louis Stevenson). Completely unversed in the ways of the wilderness, the spurned Antoinette impulsively decides to follow them, and once paired with an unlikely companion - an obstinate but evidently wise grey donkey named Patrick - discovers much, much more than she bargained for... 

Carried by the remarkable Calamy, Vignal's wonderfully mischievous film offers both Antoinette and audiences an uproarious and poignant reminder of the virtues of independence, and that the journey, not the destination, is often the reward.  Buoyed by rave reviews and phenomenal word of mouth, this understated, heartfelt charmer outperformed several US blockbusters, becoming one of France’s biggest hits of the year.

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