Populaire 12A
With an eye-popping visual style and dazzling costumes, Populaire is a chic and sumptuous romantic comedy, sparkling with vintage Hollywood charm.
Set in 1950s France, Populaire is the extraordinary tale of Rose (Deborah Francois), a village shopkeeper’s daughter who travels to Normandy to try out for a job as a secretary for local lawyer, and bachelor, Louis (Romain Duris).
Lacking the grace necessary to perform the role, Rose’s interview is a disaster but reveals a special gift – she is a speed demon on the typewriter!
Louis’ competitive spirit is reawakened and he hires Rose and begins an intensive training regime to prepare her to compete in the country’s cut-throat and high profile typing contests.
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1 min 42 secs, Dir: Scott Coello UK 2012
A nonsensical dribble of probable communicative events that’s probably based on a true story in a parallel universe.
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- Director
- Régis Roinsard
- Year
- 2012
- Duration
- 111 mins
- Language
- French with English Subtitles
- Cast
- Bérénice Bejo, Déborah François, Romain Duris
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