Review of Populaire (2012) by Lawrence G — 14 Sep 2013

Frothy as a latte, but terribly enjoyable.

This review of Populaire (2012) was written by Lawrence G on 14 Sep 2013.

Populaire has generally received positive reviews.

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Populaire is a mostly delightful and entirely unironic throwback to the kind of film they stopped making about 50 years ago…

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

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As if Mad Men had never happened, French romantic comedy Populaire takes a breezy, light-hearted approach to the late-1950s world of brooding…

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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 Liz W (174) on 16 Sep 2013

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It works on a design porn level, but that's about it…

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

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