Russian Dolls (Les Poupées Russes)

Russian Dolls (Les Poupées Russes) (2005)

  • 72% of critics liked it
    (47 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (32,143 ratings)

A French writer finds his life is once again being turned sideways by his footloose European friends in this sequel to the international hit L'Auberge Espagnole. Five years after we last saw him, Xavier (Romain Duris) has given up his aspirations of a career in international finance, but his new… More

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Unrated, 2 hr. 8 min.
Directed By
Cédric Klapisch
Written By
Cédric Klapisch
Genres
Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
May 10, 2006 Limited
On DVD
Sep 26, 2006
Cinema Libre Studio

Critic Reviews

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    For those who saw and loved L'Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls automatically becomes of interest, but writer-director Cedric Klapisch can't quite make the case for it as a stand-alone experience.

  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    Klapisch has made something deliciously close to a nature documentary about the young, the foolish, and the alive.

  • Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

    [Xavier] turns this film into more of a self-fixated memoir, less of a blithe ensemble piece.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Fluffily enjoyable.

  • Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

    Klapisch, who digitally divides frames into collages of memory, is perfectly in tune with our era's cynical freedoms.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Carlos M


    Even with a share of good moments, this is an unnecessary and forgettable sequel that relies too much on Xavier's disastrous search for love instead of focusing on the expected reunion of the friends of L'Auberge Espagnole. Good to see, though, that it doesn't get… More

  • Cassandra M


    "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… More

  • Ross C


    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.

  • Dean M


    It's a bittersweet comedy and really good to see the group of carefree friends back toget her again since "The Spanish Apartment". I'm jealous of a writer has plenty of womanising by loving and sex.

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]In "Russian Dolls", it is five years after Xavier(Romain Duris) shared a crowded apartment in Barcelona for a year. He is back in Paris working as a writer on fluff pieces and ghostwriting the odd memoir. Occasionally, he has time to babysit for his… More

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