Orchestra Seats

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Orchestra Seats

PG-13,

2007,

1h 45m,

Comedy

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Jessica (Cécile De France), a young woman from the French provinces, arrives in Paris and takes a job as a waitress at a bistro located amid a theater, concert hall and auction house. From this vantage point, she observes the lives of her famous and not-so-famous clientele, including a classical pianist (Albert Dupontel), an art collector (Claude Brasseur) and an actress (Valérie Lemercier).

Critics Consensus

A cute and bubbly French comedy that carries no deeper lessons or agendas than to have a little fun for 90 minutes.

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Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Chronicle

Apr 26, 2007

3/4

This is one of the wonders of Paris, I imagine, or at least of being rich in Paris: Even your misery plays like a fairy tale. In Avenue Montaigne, miserable souls are as common as raindrops, and each one is a portrait of privileged existentialism.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Apr 20, 2007

2.5/4

A film that seeks to amble it way towards resolution and which offers a few insights and smiles along the way.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Apr 20, 2007

3/4

The movie is as airy as a spun-sugar dessert, but Thompson's observations on the artistic life are both affectionate and knowing: Beauty and wealth, though inevitably compelling, are appreciated as means to humane ends, not goals in themselves.

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

Jan 28, 2020

Thompson's simplistic argument about wealth and poverty doesn't exactly inspire strong emotions, despite some well-crafted filmmaking and an urban prettiness reminiscent of Woody Allen's honey-dripping Manhattan locales.

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Troy Patterson

Spin

Oct 25, 2019

3/4

Because the movie -- bright as a postcard and flooded with music ranging from richest Beethoven to bittersweet ballads -- is enchanting at its core, the creaky plot doesn't matter that much.

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

Aug 23, 2017

There is a complicated centre to this confection, but the magic that is Paris comes wafting through like sweet perfume.

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Danièle Thompson

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Cécile de France

Jessica

Valérie Lemercier

Catherine Versen

Albert Dupontel

Jean-François Lefort

Claude Brasseur

Jacques Grumberg

Dani

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Synopsis

Jessica (Cécile De France), a young woman from the French provinces, arrives in Paris and takes a job as a waitress at a bistro located amid a theater, concert hall and auction house. From this vantage point, she observes the lives of her famous and not-so-famous clientele, including a classical pianist (Albert Dupontel), an art collector (Claude Brasseur) and an actress (Valérie Lemercier).

Director: Danièle Thompson
Producer: Christine Gozlan
Screenwriter: Danièle Thompson, Christopher Thompson
Distributor: ThinkFilm
Production Co: Studio Canal, TF1 Films Productions, Thelma Film AG
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 2007, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Jul 17, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.0M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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