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Jeune Femme (2017)

Jeune Femme poster
Original title
Jeune femme
Directed by
Léonor Serraille
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
15
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 116 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After her wealthy boyfriend throws her out, Paula returns to Paris with nothing. She tries to piece together a new life as a young woman starting over in her mid-30s.

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What happens

Montparnasse Bienvenue (French: Jeune Femme, lit. 'Young Woman') is a 2017 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Léonor Serraille. It stars Laetitia Dosch as Paula, a young woman who recently returned to Paris after years living abroad and forced to forge a new life for herself after being abruptly dumped by her wealthy boyfriend. The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 70th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2017, where it won the Caméra d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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