Review of Populaire (2012) by Anna Margarethe O — 03 Aug 2014

Cute French film. Produced 2012, set in 1958.

This review of Populaire (2012) was written by Anna Margarethe O on 03 Aug 2014.

Populaire has generally received positive reviews.

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By Florence S (4) on 03 Nov 2013

At first you might think Populaire is just another cute little rom com from France,but is really not,in fact that is hardly the case in any…

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By Eric H (2,898) on 04 Nov 2013

POPULAIRE is a delightful movie, and Déborah François may have the most expressive face in French cinema.The plot is predictable, but so…

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By Ws W (1,791) on 05 Nov 2013

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 11 Sep 2013

Despite hard-working performances and the occasional sexual frisson from ingénue Déborah François (a kind of French Renée Zellweger) and…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 09 Sep 2013

Director Régis Roinsard makes his feature debut with this utterly adorable romantic comedy which feels like something right out of the 1950's…

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By Bruce Ingram (70) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 12 Sep 2013

Populaire has no interest in rewriting the rules of romantic comedy, but it does run through the expected paces with admirable style…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 09 Dec 2015

Adorable. Sweet. Nicely acted. Lovely music and production design. #funny #enfrancaise…

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 01 Dec 2013

This movie, while good, didn't really click for me…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 11 Sep 2013

Is this remake really necessary? Maybe not, but to worry about that is to risk missing out on a lot of fun…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 09 Oct 2013

A clever movie of considerable wit and charm. Its only fault is that it could have been a bit shorter and benefitted from the trim…

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