French Exit (2020)

Directed by

Azazel Jacobs

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, Canada

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 172 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Manhattan heiress and her adult son move to Paris after she has spent through most of her fortune. With the little money they have left, they try to start a new life.

wrymelancholicoffbeatdeadpanbittersweetunderstatedslow-burn

What happens

French Exit is a 2020 black comedy drama film directed by Azazel Jacobs and adapted by Patrick deWitt from his 2018 novel. It tells the story of a Manhattan heiress (Michelle Pfeiffer) who moves to Paris with her son (Lucas Hedges) with the little money they have left. The film had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 10, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on February 12, 2021. It received mixed reviews from critics, although Pfeiffer's performance was praised and she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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