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Movie poster: Gentille (2005)
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2005 · 98 min Comedy
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

As Gentille opens, Fontaine Leglou is walking down a Paris street, and stops to confront a man whom she suspects is following her. She tells him he looks normal, but she's sorry, she doesn't have time to have coffee with him. When he convincingly protests that he was not following her, she apologizes and asks him to have coffee. Fontaine would seem to have a relatively good life. She works as an anesthetist at a fancy mental hospital, and she's got a live-in Nobel Prize-winning arctic scientist boyfriend, Michel, who seems to love her. But there's clearly something nagging at her. She walks around in a perpetually distracted state, and frequently mistakes other peoples' identities and their intentions. When Michel proposes to her, she needs some time to digest it before she responds.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2005
Country France
Genre Comedy
Director Sophie Fillières
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (14 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs its comedy from a foundation of subtle psychological displacement, exploring the Parisian setting as an extension of the protagonist's inner confusion. It relies on Michelle Laroque's performance, which communicates a profound distraction through quiet, nuanced detachment rather than broad gestures.

What lingers after viewing is a gentle, insightful story about self-discovery, where humor arises from recognizable life's mismatches and awkward moments. It's a charming reminder that normalcy is a flexible concept. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Sophie Fillières

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