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The Dandelions

The Dandelions

Family · Comedy · 2012

A young girl is frustrated by her over-protective mom. At school, she meets another fearless little girl that is going to have a big influence on her.

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The Dandelions

2012 Family · Comedy 1h 29m

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6.6 / 10

Community rating

A young girl is frustrated by her over-protective mom. At school, she meets another fearless little girl that is going to have a big influence on her.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Carine Tardieu

Written by

Carine Tardieu

Agnès Jaoui

Agnès Jaoui

Colette Gladstein

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Michel Gladstein

Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Catherine

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Madame Trebla

J

Juliette Gombert

Rachel

Anna Lemarchand

Anna Lemarchand

Valérie

Elsa Lepoivre

Elsa Lepoivre

Madame Danielle

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.