Movie Title : The Hedgehog
Release Date : Aug 19, 2011 Limited Genre Movie :Drama,Art House & International,Comedy
Mpaa Rating : PG
Actors :Josiane Balasko,Garance LeGuillermic,Togo Igawa,Anne Brochet,Ariane Ascaride,Vladimir Yordanoff,Sarah LePicard,Jean-Luc Porraz,Gisèle Casadesus,Mona Heftre,Samuel Achache,Valerie Karsenti,Stephan Wojtowicz,Garance Le GuillermicInspired by the beloved New York Times bestseller, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, The Hedgehog is the timely story of Paloma (Garance Le Guillermic) a young girl bent on ending it all on her upcoming twelfth birthday. Using her father's old camcorder to chronicle the hypocrisy she sees in adults, Paloma begins to learn about life from the grumpy building concierge, Renée Michel (Josiane Balasko). When Paloma's camera reveals the extensive secret library in Renée's back room, and that the often gruff matron reads Tolstoy to her cat, Paloma begins to understand that there are allies to be found beneath the prickliest of exteriors. As the unlikely friendship deepens, Paloma's own coming of age becomes a much less pessimistic prospect. -- (C) NeoClassics Films
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"The Hedgehog" sneaks up on you with its heartfelt storytelling and sophisticated wit.
Calvin Wilson-St. Louis Post-Dispatch A satisfying emotional experience.
Bill Goodykoontz-Arizona Republic A reminder that, sometimes, the movies can get a beloved book exactly right.
Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times This a movie with such a light, stylish touch, it makes no claims to profundity and is a sweetly hopeful experience.
Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times "The Hedgehog" is a treat: a movie that's smart, grown-up, wry and deeply moving.
Michael O'Sullivan-Washington Post Enchantment will go a long way toward overcoming implausibility, but there's not enough of the former here - and far too much of the latter.
Mark Feeney-Boston Globe 11-year-old Paloma (Garance Le Guillermic) is rich, precocious and extremely judgmental in the way that only a privileged child can be.
Sarah Boslaugh-PopMatters A French drama that finds its power in the little moments.
Chris Foran-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Le Guillermic is fine in this calm comedy of subverted exteriors and expectations, but it's the remarkably unpretentious -- earthy, even -- Balasko who anchors Achache's adaptation.
Marc Savlov-Austin Chronicle ... it's Josiane Balasko that makes it work.
Jim Lane-Sacramento News & Review Balasko's performance is the highlight, as she breathes believable inner life into the stock character of the lonely, embittered widow.
Marc Mohan-Oregonian A darkly comedic broadside aimed at stuffy French elitism.
Brent Simon-Shockya.com Portrayed by Balasko with nuance, grace, intelligence and humor, Renee is a quietly terrific portrait of a deserving, dynamic woman who has long gone unnoticed.
Anita Katz-San Francisco Examiner With her film, Achache achieves a rare thing: She is faithful to the spirit of a terrific book but finds ways to make it come alive on film.
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)-St. Paul Pioneer Press A charming performance by young Garance Le Guillermic proves key to the success of Mona Achache's adaptation of the popular Muriel Barbery novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
David Parkinson-Radio Times It's a brisk, touching comedy with a deliberately shocking climax and attractive performances from Josiane Balasko and Togo Igawa as the two people who change Paloma's understanding of life.
Philip French-Observer [UK] 'Hedgehog' Bristles with French Charm
James Verniere-Boston Herald It's some feat for this gentle French drama to overcome the device of an impossibly precocious, camcorder-wielding 11-year-old narrator (Garance Le Guillermic), who has secret plans to commit suicide on her next birthday.
Tim Robey-Daily Telegraph This film's main attraction is the terrific Balasko. She is so watchable that one almost forgets about the awful Paloma and her video camera.
Derek Malcolm-This is London The fate of a goldfish provides a subplot in a film strong on tender characterisation and rather wishful about the remedies for loneliness.
Anthony Quinn-Independent An affecting, watchable tale.
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Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in her building's grumpy janitor and an enigmatic, elegant neighbor, both of whom inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.
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