Driving Madeleine | Movie Evaluate

Charles (Dany Boon) is a middle-aged taxi driver in modern-day Paris. He’s grow to be pissed off with this job, impatient with different drivers and the hassles from his clients. He’s additionally in debt and at risk of shedding his license. So when he’s instructed a couple of profitable fare, he drives out to the suburbs to select up Madeleine (Line Renaud), a gorgeous 92-year-old girl. She is shifting to a retirement residence. She’s in no hurry to get there and asks the motive force to take her to a few of the locations within the metropolis which were vital in her life. Though this implies crisscrossing Paris, Charles reluctantly agrees to do what she desires.

As they go to varied neighborhoods, Madeleine shares tales of her life together with experiences throughout World Struggle II, her first kisses with an American soldier, protests towards the Vietnam Struggle, and her participation within the girls’s rights motion. She recollects darkish instances too, together with abuse from a violent husband.

Tales are transformative. As day turns to nighttime, Charles and the enchanting elder develop relaxed with one another. They cease to go for walks and share a gourmand meal collectively. He talks in regards to the love of his life and his daughter. She muses on what it means to develop previous with no household round her. In just some hours, they develop a deep friendship. That generally occurs when individuals actually pay attention to one another.

Director Christian Carian attracts out beautiful efficiency from Line Renaud and Dany Boon. He additionally conveys the architectural fantastic thing about Paris and successfully makes use of basic love songs on the soundtrack.