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Looking for Hortense

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Looking for Hortense
Film poster
FrenchCherchez Hortense
Directed byPascal Bonitzer
Written byPascal Bonitzer
Agnès de Sacy
Produced bySaïd Ben Saïd
Sarah Borch-Jacobsen
Kevin Chneiweiss
StarringJean-Pierre Bacri
Kristin Scott Thomas
Isabelle Carré
Claude Rich
CinematographyRomain Winding
Edited byElise Fievet
Music byAleksey Aygi
Production
company
SBS Productions
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release date
  • 5 September 2012 (2012-09-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4.5 million
Box office$3.3 million[1]

Looking for Hortense (French: Cherchez Hortense) is a 2012 French comedy-drama film directed by Pascal Bonitzer.

Plot summary

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Damien, a teacher of Asian civilization for business leaders, is instructed by his wife Iva to ask his father, a member of the judicial Council of State, to help to prevent the expulsion of a young woman of Serbian origin.

Cast

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Critical reception

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The film received mixed reviews. As of June 2020, the film holds a 56% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 5.35/10.[2]

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient Result
César Award Best Actor Jean-Pierre Bacri Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Claude Rich Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Cherchez Hortense (2012) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ^ "Looking for Hortense (Cherchez Hortense) (2012)". Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
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