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La Maladroite

Original title: Stella
2019 · 1 h 24 min
Directed by Éléonore Faucher · France · Contemporary European Art Cinema
Drama

Cast

Elsa Hyvaert Isabelle Carré Émilie Dequenne India Hair Damien Jouillerot Pierre Diot

Credits

Written by: Alexandre Seurat

Plot

Stella is 6 but she is going to school for the first time. Happy, exuberant (maybe too much) she is a lovely child, but is often absent.

Sinekatalog’s take

A six-year-old's first school days reveal a bright, over-exuberant child whose home life lies just out of frame. Told largely through the girl's perspective, it is delicate and quietly worrying, and suits viewers who value child-centered drama with emotional restraint.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (245 votes)
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