The Hedgehog
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The Hedgehog is a French film
directed by Mona Achache, loosely based on the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery
. Made in 2008
, the film was released in theatres in 2009
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Mrs Michel is a 54 year old, gruff-looking, reclusive concierge, who manages the building where Paloma and her family live. She hides her great literary culture from her bourgeois employers, who see her as just a caretaker without intelligence or talent.
There is also a common goldfish in its bowl who seems bored, but this does not prevent him from holding fiercely to life, and finally, a new resident, widowed and Japanese, tries to bring a little sunshine into the gloom ...
French Film
French Film is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Jackie Oudney and starring Anne-Marie Duff, Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Henshall and Eric Cantona. The film was shot in Spring 2007 at various locations around London including Waterloo station and the BFI Southbank.-Plot:Two...
directed by Mona Achache, loosely based on the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a novel by the French novelist and professor of philosophy Muriel Barbery. The book follows events in the life of a concierge, Renée Michel, whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse...
by Muriel Barbery
Muriel Barbery
Muriel Barbery is a French novelist and professor of philosophy.-Biography:Barbery studied at the Lycée Lakanal, entered the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud in 1990 and obtained her agrégation in philosophy in 1993...
. Made in 2008
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
, the film was released in theatres in 2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
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Synopsis
Paloma is a young 11 year old girl, very intelligent and yet suicidal. With her camera in hand, she will demonstrate that she has made a great decision for her next birthday. She is appalled by the mediocrity of her parents and does not intend to live in such a context, the only solution being to end her own life.Mrs Michel is a 54 year old, gruff-looking, reclusive concierge, who manages the building where Paloma and her family live. She hides her great literary culture from her bourgeois employers, who see her as just a caretaker without intelligence or talent.
There is also a common goldfish in its bowl who seems bored, but this does not prevent him from holding fiercely to life, and finally, a new resident, widowed and Japanese, tries to bring a little sunshine into the gloom ...