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Ponette (1996)
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
Updated May 11 2020
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Cast
Léopoldine Serre
Léopoldine Serre
Marie Trintignant
Elle-même
Xavier Beauvois
Le comptable
Claire Nebout
Mathilde Steiner
Delphine Schiltz
Delphine Schiltz
Aurélie Vérillon
Aurélie
Antoine du Merle
Michael Rossignol
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Crew
Alain Sarde
Producer
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Caroline Champetier
Director of Photography
Christine Gozlan
Executive Producer
Jacques Doillon
Director
Jacques Doillon
Writer
