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Marius et Jeannette

Marius et Jeannette

1997Movie⏱️ 1h 45m
ComedyDramaRomance
6.9
IMDB Rating
1,836 votes

Marius is the keeper of an abandoned cement works staying high above the quarter of l'Estaque in Marseilles. Jeannette is bringing up her two children alone with her poor checkout operator salary. Their meeting won't be without tr...

Director
Robert Guédiguian
Writers
Jean-Louis Milesi, Robert Guédiguian
Stars
Ariane Ascaride, Gérard Meylan, Pascale Roberts
Release Date
December 5, 1997
Language
French
Country
France
🏆 6
Wins
🎯 9
Nominations
💬 19
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ariane Ascaride
Ariane Ascaride
as Jeannette
Gérard Meylan
Gérard Meylan
as Marius
Pascale Roberts
Pascale Roberts
as Caroline
Jacques Boudet
Jacques Boudet
as Justin
👤
Frédérique Bonnal
as Monique
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
as Dédé
👤
Laetitia Pesenti
as Magali, Jeannette's Daughter
👤
Miloud Nacer
as Malek, Jeannette's son
👤
Pierre Banderet
as Monsieur Ebrard
👤
Monique Meylan
as Avec l'amitié de

💰 Box Office

$285,038
Worldwide Gross
$285,038
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Impasse Bellot, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Production
Agat Films & Cie, La Sept Cinéma, Canal+

🏷️ Keywords

title spoken by narratorforty somethinglosing a jobpost industrial wastelandpost industrial society

🎯 Categories

FrenchComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Real Life love, not Hollywood Syrup
by tomly-22007-03-05
10/10

"This film is how life should be portrayed. Those raised on a diet of Hollywood love stories where everyone has a new car, large house and unfeasibly white teeth will find this slice of Gallic realism a bit overpowering. Those of us who prefer our cinema with a bit of bite can appreciate the predicament the two leading characters are in and we can rally for them. A honest heartwarming film that moves at a slow pace (but then who meets a girl, falls in love, befriends her children and lives happily ever after in 97 minutes. I was lucky enough to buy this as a withdrawn VHS from my local library ..."

📖 Synopsis

Marius is the keeper of an abandoned cement works staying high above the quarter of l'Estaque in Marseilles. Jeannette is bringing up her two children alone with her poor checkout operator salary. Their meeting won't be without tr...