Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes)

Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes)

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Audrey Tautou, Aïssa Maïga, Cécile De France, Evguenya Obraztsova, Gary Love

Xavier and Wendy have to gather all their friends from Barcelona for the wedding of Wendy's brother to a beautiful Russian. Xavier is still looking for the perfect woman.

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  • December 21, 2009
    "L'auberge espagnole", although not flawless and very low-key, is probably one of the best films about nostalgia ever made. In "Les poupées russes", the main character of both films, Xavier (Duris), has coped well with his post-Erasmus nostalgia. However, what seemed, at the end ...( read more)of "L'auberge", to be both a cure and a new beginning has turned out to be much less of the latter. Xavier is nearly thirty and his life still badly needs focus.

    The film follows Xavier from Paris to London to Moscow to Saint-Petersburg, examining relationships with his ex-Erasmus friends (many of whom look like they got a hold on life better than himself), his ex-girlfriend Martine (Tautou) and various new lovers. The sceneries are exciting and the characters are crafted perhaps with even more care and sincerity than in "L'auberge" (the Duris-Tautou "still friends" duo is a delight) - but the romantic allure of "L'auberge" served well to smoothen the rough edges and dilute the film's hard-boiled message - writer-director Cédric Klapisch is definitely a man of ideas more than anything else. "Les poupées" is no less cerebral, but with the grown-up life being what it is, there's much less in the film to get carried away with - meaning that at times it becomes more of a philosophical drama than a romantic comedy. And for that purpose, perhaps the philosophical message that the film tries to convey - that letting go of dreams is a sad, but necessary part of growing up - is simply not strong enough.
  • January 15, 2008
    A well achieved sequel of The Spanish Apartment. Klapisch made his characters grow and still managed to keep their essence. Great fun, thanks to the sparkling dialogue, entertaining performances and the gorgeous scenery of Paris, London and St. Petersburg.
  • January 14, 2007
    The next stage in the self-development of our cast of characters from "The Spannish Inn" as they continue their lives in the post-University days - every bit as good as the first movie.
  • June 17, 2008
    If you liked the first movie (L'Auberge Espagnole), chances are you will love this second film as well. Actually in my opinion this one is much much better!

    You've got Xavier who's evolving and slowly figuring out what he really wants out of life and then you have all the othe...( read more)r characters who are as charming and attaching as they were 5 years ago.

    Cécile de France gives once again a great performance (the lady is hilarious I tell you!) and one of my fave actors in the film has got to be Kelly Reilly. She is amazing! Bravo!

    In a nutshell, this is pretty enjoyable even though it may drag at times, BUT it's snazzy in its own way and it all works. So go ahead and rent this, you have absolutely nothing to lose!
  • March 1, 2007
    More conventional than the first one, but I still liked it, good fun.
  • December 28, 2009
    A descent and more dramatic sequel that has lost some of its "new vague" elements but gained in personality . Eventually,Some of the fans of " Auberge espagnole" can be irritated.
  • December 22, 2009
    One of the best rom-coms i've ever seen and the longest too. Definitly listed in the classics. The storyline kept me engaged in a realistic way as the concept of it on love, career and characters are likeable thanks to the great acting. It has memorable hiralious moments from Xav...( read more)ier's love relationship adventures and witty dialouge. Further more the cinematography was very well done that included the great soundtrack. Unforgetable.
  • November 23, 2009
    I am totally confused where I am. Multicultirel comedy-romance. London, Paris, Venice,St.Petesburg, some more place maybe I missed.
  • November 9, 2009
    meglio del primo, ma....
  • October 7, 2009
    olsem izlemem. ozellikle tarih oncesi canavar sendromundayken asla.

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