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Wikipedia article
'The Page Turner' is a 2006 French film directed by Denis Dercourt. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
A young girl, Mlanie Prouvost, aspires to be a pianist and auditions in front of famous pianist Ariane Fouchcourt for a place at a conservatoire. Ariane signs an autograph for an admirer during the recital, distracting Mlanie and affecting her performance. She leaves the audition with her mother, heartbroken.
Some years later Mlanie, having studied hard, finds a work experience placement at a solicitors. Perhaps coincidentally we find the husband of the famous pianist for whom she previously auditioned. The story develops as the young woman ingratiates herself into the life of the family, becoming a holiday carer for the young son who the family hopes will follow in the footsteps of the mother as a famous pianist. Befriending the boy, Melanie encourages him to prepare a full piano recital performance for the father's return to the family home after a business trip. She also manages to become indispensable to Ariane, both practically and emotionally. Melanie's perfectly timed page turning, combined with her composure and apparent empathy, enable Ariane to recover a confidence in performance that she thought she had lost after a traumatic car crash.
A very close and intimate relationship is established between the two women with Mlanie becoming obsessed with Ariane in order to get revenge for the humiliation that she suffered as a child. She manages to seduce Ariane and then abandons her but twists the emotional knife by revealing the relationship to Ariane's husband.
Cast
* Catherine Frot Ariane Fouchcourt
* Dborah Franois Mlanie Prouvost
* Pascal Greggory Jean Fouchcourt
* Clotilde Mollet Virginie
* Xavier De Guillebon Laurent
* Christine Citti Madame Prouvost
* Jacques Bonnaff Monsieur Prouvost
* Antoine Martynciow Tristan Fouchcourt
* Julie Richalet Young Mlanie Prouvost
* Martine Chevallier Jackie Onfray
* Andr Marcon Werker
* Michle Ernou Monique
Reception
On Metacritic the film has a score of 67% based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
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