The film is based on "The Elegance of the Hedgehog", written by philosophy professor and French novelist Muriel Barbery.
Paloma (Garance Le Guillemic) is the daughter of a snobbish mother and a distracted father, both of whom largely ignore her. She has decided that rather than succumb to the mediocrity of the life around her, she will commit suicide on a given date unless things take a turn for the better. She perceives an ally in the stout, blowsy concierge named Renée Michel (Josiane Balasko). She has a lavishly stocked library in her back room and, when her employers are not looking, enjoys nothing better than to curl up with a volume or two of Tolstoy. When the cultured Kakuro Ozu (Togo Igawa) moves into an upstairs apartment, he too is taken with Renee's "elegance of the hedgehog" -- all prickles outside, but a heart of gold within.
The film screens in French; with English, Estonian and Russian subtitles.
The Hedgehog
Le Hérisson
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Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Mona Achache
Run time
1h 40min
Cast
Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermin, Togo Igawa
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Director
Mona Achache
Run time
1h 40min
Cast
Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermin, Togo Igawa
The film is based on "The Elegance of the Hedgehog", written by philosophy professor and French novelist Muriel Barbery.
Paloma (Garance Le Guillemic) is the daughter of a snobbish mother and a distracted father, both of whom largely ignore her. She has decided that rather than succumb to the mediocrity of the life around her, she will commit suicide on a given date unless things take a turn for the better. She perceives an ally in the stout, blowsy concierge named Renée Michel (Josiane Balasko). She has a lavishly stocked library in her back room and, when her employers are not looking, enjoys nothing better than to curl up with a volume or two of Tolstoy. When the cultured Kakuro Ozu (Togo Igawa) moves into an upstairs apartment, he too is taken with Renee's "elegance of the hedgehog" -- all prickles outside, but a heart of gold within.
The film screens in French; with English, Estonian and Russian subtitles.
Paloma (Garance Le Guillemic) is the daughter of a snobbish mother and a distracted father, both of whom largely ignore her. She has decided that rather than succumb to the mediocrity of the life around her, she will commit suicide on a given date unless things take a turn for the better. She perceives an ally in the stout, blowsy concierge named Renée Michel (Josiane Balasko). She has a lavishly stocked library in her back room and, when her employers are not looking, enjoys nothing better than to curl up with a volume or two of Tolstoy. When the cultured Kakuro Ozu (Togo Igawa) moves into an upstairs apartment, he too is taken with Renee's "elegance of the hedgehog" -- all prickles outside, but a heart of gold within.
The film screens in French; with English, Estonian and Russian subtitles.
Info
Rating
For All Audiences
Production year
2009
Global distributor
Pathé
Local distributor
-
In cinema
9/14/2012