Sequins (Brodeuses) (A Common Thread) (2004)
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Claire (Lola Naymark of Monsieur Ibrahim) is a teenager who works as a supermarket cashier. She has moved out of her family's home and into a small apartment, partly because she doesn't get along with her parents, and partly because she doesn't want them to find out that she's… More Claire (Lola Naymark of Monsieur Ibrahim) is a teenager who works as a supermarket cashier. She has moved out of her family's home and into a small apartment, partly because she doesn't get along with her parents, and partly because she doesn't want them to find out that she's pregnant. When co-workers begin to comment on her weight gain, Claire tells them she has cancer, and asks for medical leave. While staying with her girlfriend's family, Claire learns that her girlfriend's scarred brother, Guillaume (Thomas Laroppe), was in a motorbike accident, in which his best friend was killed. Guillaume is despondent and has decided to go abroad. Since Claire is looking for work, and has an interest in embroidery, she goes to visit the mother of Guillaume's dead friend. After some hesitation, Madame Mélikian (Ariane Ascaride of The Town Is Quiet) hires Claire to replace her late son as her assistant. Madame Mélikian has a successful business and a wealth of knowledge to pass on to the young woman, but she's nearly paralyzed by her grief. Still, the two eventually form a unique bond. Brodeuses, or Sequins, is the first feature film directed by Éléonore Faucher, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gaëlle Macé. It was shown at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and was selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art for inclusion in the 2005 edition of New Directors/New Films. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Directed By
- Eleonore Faucher
- Written By
- Eleonore Faucher, Gaëlle Macé
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 27, 2005 Limited
- Studio
- New Yorker Films
Critic Reviews
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Feels like one idea stretched into a modest, colorful display. But what a sweet display it is.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Becomes a quiet tribute to friendship, and to the way that something torn can be made perfect again.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Éléonore Faucher's quietly assured debut is a lovely, almost painfully intimate story of female bonding that never panders to its characters or its audience.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Eleonore Faucher, first-time director (and co-writer) of the French charmer Sequins, is well aware of Neymark's allure and sees to it that the young woman is seldom out of the frame.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times
In this decorous trifle from France, the director Éléonore Faucher builds her story with studied deliberation and piece by precious piece.
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Cast
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Lola Naymark
as Claire
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Ariane Ascaride
as Madame Melikian
- Thomas Laroppe
- Jackie Berroyer
- Marie Felix
- Marina Tomé
- Arthur Quechen
- Lola Neymark
- Arthur Quehen
