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Waiting for Bojangles

En attendant Bojangles

  • Status: Released
  • 13-10-2021
  • Runtime: 124 min
  • Score: 7.4
  • Vote count: 325

A boy and his eccentric parents leave their home in Paris for a country house in Spain. As the mother descends deeper into her own mind, it's up to the boy and his father to keep her safe and happy.

Virginie Efira

Camille

Romain Duris

Georges

Grégory Gadebois

Charles

Solan Machado-Graner

Gary

Éliza Maillot

Épouse

Bénédicte Charton

Épouse

Morgane Lombard

Épouse

Fabienne Chaudat

Épouse

Franck Mercadal

Époux

Lucas Bleger

Époux

Francois Raffenaud

Époux

Marc Susini

Époux

Pénélope Montazel

La jumelle

Christian Ameri

Le fleuriste

Virginie Vives

L'infirmière

Marie-Hélène Nicquevert

La sage-femme

Milo Machado-Graner

Alexandre

Lancelot Vandaele Nedelec

Le second Alexandre

Pierre Hancisse

L'intellectuel

Christine Bonnard

Mme Lampion

Manesca De Ternay

La voisine

Valentine Montazel

La jumelle

Marie Fontannaz

La femme au grand chignon

Aurélia Petit

L'instructrice

Johann Dionnet

L'huissier

Jean-Pierre Durand

Le chef des pompiers

Rodrigue Faucin

Sven

Raoul Fernandez

Le prêtre

Juliette Blanche

Aide soignante

Mira Rogliano

Élève

Orianne Daudin

Danseuse

Rose Harlean

Une passante

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We start at a swanky party where "Georges" (Romain Duris) is working his way around the guests regaling them with some tales that wouldn't have looked out of place in "Bedtime Story" (1964). Fearing that he's about to be rumbled, he tries for an hasty exit and that is when he encounters "Camille" (Virginia Efira) who is amidst some sort of solo dancing performance that captivates him. Romance blossoms, "Gary" (Solan Machado Graner) is born and the three embark on their lively and frenetic lives together. Up until now, this film is an unremarkable and rather bitty, episodic, comedy that sails very close to the winds of annoyance. Now, though, as the story has advanced a few years, it becomes a far more interesting and poignant tale as it is clear that "Camille" is losing the plot. She is prone to irrational outbursts, to violence and this is worrying her family and her friends. Help is sought and acquired but father and son cannot live without their girl and so concoct a plan to rescue her and abscond to a beautiful villa by the sea where they can all live happily ever after. It takes a brave storyteller to try and make a dark comedy from the subject of mental illness, and by combining a solid effort from Duris, a creative and engaging one from Efira and the frankly scene stealing contributions of the young Graner, Régis Roinsard just about gets away with it. Sometimes the humour is a little too surreal and in your face, but as the plot develops we are gradually drawn into their family predicament and I found myself feeling quite a bit of sympathy as you can sort of guess what is going to happen at the end. If you can forgive the first twenty minutes, then the film depicts a story that touches a few human emotions - love and selfishness chief amongst them, and is actually quite a decent watch.

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