Driving Madeleine

Driving Madeleine | 91mins | French with English Subtitles

Showings

Capri Theatre Sat, Apr 20 4:00 PM
Capri Theatre Sat, Apr 20 7:00 PM
Capri Theatre Sun, Apr 21 4:00 PM
Capri Theatre Sun, Apr 21 7:00 PM
Capri Theatre Mon, Apr 22 4:00 PM
Capri Theatre Mon, Apr 22 7:00 PM
Film Info
Release Year:2023
Runtime:91
Format:DCP
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Line Renaud
Dany Boon
Director:Christian Carion
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Description

A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver and his fare, a 92-year-old woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles (Dany Boon) is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Enter Madeleine (Line Renaud), an immaculately groomed nonagenarian, who informs Charles that the trip today will not be a direct one. She is moving into a nursing home and would like to make some stops along the way predicting that this might be her last car ride through the city. Their ride takes them through the momentous locations of her life and their brief friendship deepens as Madeleine listens to Charles confess his own worries. Boon, an actor best known for his comedic work, creates a dramatic portrait of a frustrated man facing a personal crisis of epic proportions. His darker, sharper edges allow Renaud (renowned for decades in France as a singer) to shine as the pure shimmering light that is Madeleine, reminding us that inside every seemingly benign elderly woman we might pass on the street is a warrior, a nurturer, and a spirited adventurer.