Rotten
This must be what a French movie-of-the-week look like, deemed art here because of the subtitles.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
The Page Turner
2006 · 1h 25m · Unrated
Drama, Music, Thriller
Directed by
Denis Dercourt
,
Rafaele Ravinet-Virbel
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The Page Turner
Overview
Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted pianist. That is why she and her parents decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Although Mélanie is very likely to be admitted, she unfortunately gets distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Mélanie becomes her page turner, waiting patiently for her revenge.
Director and cast
- Denis Dercourt Director
- Rafaele Ravinet-Virbel Director
- Catherine Frot as Ariane Fouchécourt
- Déborah François as Mélanie Prouvost
- Pascal Greggory as Jean Fouchécourt
- Christine Citti as Madame Prouvost
- Clotilde Mollet as Virginie
- Jacques Bonnaffé as Monsieur Prouvost
- Xavier de Guillebon as Laurent
- Antoine Martynciow as Tristan Fouchécourt
- André Marcon as M. Werker
- Julie Richalet Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The serving temperature of revenge has seldom been colder, nor the time of preparation longer, than for this gourmet French plat froid from writer-director Denis Dercourt.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh
It's a small French delicacy, tart, acerbic and cynical, that focuses on three or four characters and yet manages to bring them and their dilemmas to vivid life.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
The stakes in this story seem too low to justify its audience's attention. If The Page Turner were a novel, it would hardly be a page turner. Why should we hold films to a lower standard?
Michael Hardy, Boston Globe
Rotten
In retrospect it's clear that when the filmmakers had a chance to hammer something they tapped it, instead.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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