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Pretty Things (2001)

Pretty Things poster
Original title
Les jolies choses
Directed by
Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
12
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Twin sisters with very different personalities navigate their tangled lives. The film contrasts their opposite natures as they confront identity and fate.

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What happens

Pretty Things (French: Les Jolies Choses) is a 2001 French drama film written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, based on the 1998 novel Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes. It won the Prix Michel d'Ornano at the 2001 Deauville American Film Festival. In the film, Marion Cotillard portrays twins of completely opposite characters, Lucie and Marie. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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