3 Movies Directed by Jacques Doillon

Ponette

Ponette

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-14

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (3346 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Doillon

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jacques Doillon

Brune Compagnon (scenario collaborator: for first draft)

Fullplot:

An extremely captivating movie on how a little girl copes with her mother's death. She withdraws from all the people around her, waiting for her mother to come back. She tries waiting, and when her mother still doesn't appear, tries magic chants, praying to God, and then becoming a child of God, to have some power over Him. All to no avail. But then, when she is in despair, her mother does come back ...

Little Brothers

Little Brothers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-07

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (200 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Doillon

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Talia runs away from home taking her beloved dog with her. When her dog is stolen Talia enlists the help of a gang of boys to help her find her pet.

Raja

Raja

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-09-03

Languages:

French, Arabic

Countries:

France, Morocco

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (345 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Doillon

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A cross-cultural drama about a wealthy middle-aged Frenchman's yearning for a nineteen year local girl. Raja is an orphan literally and figuratively scarred by life. Fred is an emotionally bankrupt westerner living amid his plush garden. Fred's attempt to seduce Raja, and their mutual attempt at manipulation, are fractured by their gross disparity of income, age and cultural sophistication.

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