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My Friend Victoria
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Wikipedia article
'My Friend Victoria' is a French/Belgian film, directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, released in December 2014. It stars Guslagie Malanda, Nadia Moussa, Catherine Mouchet, Pascal Greggory and Pierre Andrau.
It is based on a Doris Lessing story 'Victoria and the Staveneys', and was adapted by director Jean-Paul Civeyrac for the screen.filmsdulosange.fr [http://www.filmsdulosange.fr/fr/film/216/mon-amie-victoria films du losange]cineuropa [http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&did=242597 cieuropa]
Story
Victoria, a black girl from a modest background, has never forgotten the night she spent at the house of a bourgeois family in Paris, at the home of Thomas, a school-friend who had once brought her back with him. Years later, their paths re-cross. From a brief liaison, a daughter, Marie, is born. But Victoria leaves it another seven years before revealing the child's existence to Thomas and his family. They suggest she bring the child regularly to their home. Bit by bit, Victoria measures the consequences of this.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. Hollywood Reporter called it 'a touching if not quite gripping portrait of race and family - this well-acted and intimate affair lacks the narrative drive to push it far beyond French borders, but it's worth a look.'hollywood reporter 6 January 2015, [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/my-friend-victoria-mon-amie-761305 Hollywood reporter]
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