THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

| 2009 – 105′ – Drama, Films & Literature.
Written by: André Téchiné, Odile Barski, Jean-Marie Besset.
Based on the Book by: Jean-Marie Besset.
Directed by: André Téchiné.
Starring: Emilie Dequenne, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Blanc, Mathieu Demy, Ronit Elkabetz, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Jérémy Quaegebeur, Djibril Pavadé.
Official Competition COLCOA 2009.
In French with English subtitles.
A Strand Releasing release. |

Jeanne lives in a house in the suburbs with her mother Louise. The two women get on well together. Louise earns her living by looking after children. Jeanne is half-heartedly looking for a job. One day, while checking job offers on the Internet, Louise believes that fate has come knocking at her door. She harbours the hope of getting her daughter a job with Samuel Bleistein, a famous lawyer whom she knew in her youth. Jeanne’s and Bleistein’s worlds are light years apart. However, they’ll be set on a collision course because of an incredible lie that Jeanne puts together. The film is a story of this lie that will become the biggest news and political story of recent times.

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