Ponette [Blu-ray]

Director: Jacques Doillon Jacques Doillon

Overview

A four-year-old girl must come to terms with the loss of her mother and the reality of death in this award-winning French drama. Little Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is riding in a car with her mother when they're involved in a serious accident; Ponette survives, but her mother does not. Her father (Xavier Beauvois) initially reacts with anger over his late wife's careless driving, while her Aunt Claire (Claire Nebout) tries to comfort the child by telling her about Jesus and the resurrection. However, none of this does much to reassure Ponette or clarify her confusion about the practical realities and spiritual dilemma posed by death. In time, Ponette and her cousins Matiaz (Matiaz Caton) and Delphine (Delphine Schiltz) are sent off to boarding school, where they have to resolve their confusion and loss on their own. Writer and director Jacques Doillon carefully coached Victoire Thivisol (who was too young to read the screenplay) through her performance; the results earned the child Best Actress honors at the 1996 Venice Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/2021
UPC:	0738329253875
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kino Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	32,065

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Victoire Thivisol	Ponette
Xavier Beauvois	Le père
Claire Nebout	La tante
Matiaz Bureau Caton	Mathiaz
Delphine Schiltz	Delphine
Marie Trintignant	La mère
Carla Ibled	Carla
Luckie Royer	Luce
Leopoldine Serre	Ada
Aurelie Verillon	Aurelie
Henri Berthon	The Teacher
Antoine du Merle	Antoine
Marianne Favre	Marianne
Aurélie Vérillon	la fille de l'internat
Matiaz Caton	Matiaz
Philippe Sarde	Composer

Technical Credits

Jacques Doillon

Jacques Doillon	Director,Screenwriter
Alain Sarde	Producer
Dominique Hennequin	Sound/Sound Designer