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Ponette (1996)
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A four-year-old girl must come to terms with the loss of her mother and the reality of death in this award-winning French drama. Little Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is riding in a car with her mother when they're involved in a serious accident; Ponette survives, but her mother does not. Her father (Xavier Beauvois) initially reacts with anger over his late wife's careless driving, while her Aunt Claire (Claire Nebout) tries to comfort the child by telling her about Jesus and the resurrection. However, none of this does much to reassure Ponette or clarify her confusion about the practical realities and spiritual dilemma posed by death. In time, Ponette and her cousins Matiaz (Matiaz Caton) and Delphine (Delphine Schiltz) are sent off to boarding school, where they have to resolve their confusion and loss on their own. ~Mark Deming, Rovi
Style:
touching, emotional, realistic, talky, depressing, philosophical, spiritual, psychological, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
children, little girl, child, bereavement, grief, adolescence, school, friendship, death, girl, child's point of view, spirituality, loss, countryside, kindergarten, family problems, human nature, death in the family, hopes, dealing with death, hospital, belief in god, family relations, single father, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
france, provence, tokyo
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Duration: 99 min.
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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