My Friend Victoria
| Mon Amie Victoria | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Paul Civeyrac |
| Written by | Jean-Paul Civeyrac |
| Starring | Guslagie Malanda Nadia Moussa Catherine Mouchet Pascal Greggory |
| Edited by | Louise Narboni |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Language | French |
Mon Amie Victoria is a French/Belgian film, directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, released in December 2014. It stars Guslagie Malanda, Nadia Moussa, Catherine Mouchet, Pascal Greggory and Pierre Andrau.
It is based on a Doris Lessing story Victoria and the Staveneys, and was adapted by director Jean-Paul Civeyrac for the screen.[1] [2]
Story
Victoria, a black girl from a modest background, has never forgotten the night she spent at the house of a bourgeois family in Paris, at the home of Thomas, a school-friend who had once brought her back with him. Years later, their paths re-cross. From a brief liaison, a daughter, Marie, is born. But Victoria leaves it another seven years before revealing the child's existence to Thomas and his family. They suggest she bring the child regularly to their home. Bit by bit, Victoria measures the consequences of this.
Reception
Hollywood Reporter called it 'a touching if not quite gripping portrait of race and family - this well-acted and intimate affair lacks the narrative drive to push it far beyond French borders, but it's worth a look.'[3]
References
- ^ filmsdulosange.fr films du losange
- ^ cineuropa cieuropa
- ^ hollywood reporter 6 January 2015, Hollywood reporter
