Let's Talk About the Rain

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Let's Talk About the Rain

2010,

1h 50m,

Comedy/

Drama

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77%

47 Reviews

Tomatometer

42%

10,000+ Ratings

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77%

Tomatometer

47 Reviews

42%

Popcornmeter

10,000+ Ratings

In the wake of her mother's death, feminist author Agathe (Agnès Jaoui) returns to the rural town of her birth to reconnect with her estranged sister, Florence (Pascale Arbillot). While there, Karim (Jamel Debbouze) -- a would-be filmmaker and son of the family maid -- requests permission to profile Agathe for a documentary about inspiring women. Agathe agrees, but soon finds herself at the lens-end of a camera manned by Karim's mentor, the misogynistic Michel (Jean-Pierre Bacri).

Critics Consensus

Low-key to a fault, Let It Rain blends subtle political commentary with smart, thoroughly French comedy.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Oct 12, 2010

C

Incapable of rising above mere pleasantness.

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Jul 23, 2010

2.5/4

Not a laugh riot, but neither is it played for melodrama.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Jul 15, 2010

4/4

It's graceful in presenting its ideas, and what emerges is not a polemic but a kind of snapshot of modern-day concerns.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jul 18, 2022

Has interesting passages but generally allows itself to suffocate on a flood of talking. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sarah Manvel

Cinemattraction

Feb 10, 2019

This movie is like a family holiday that you can sum up to acquaintances in two or three sentences but spend hours agonizing about to your closest friends.

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Jeffrey Edalatpour

The Rumpus

Sep 18, 2017

The arrival of Agathe Villanova is at the center of the drama in Let it Rain, and the story benefits from giving her more to do in front of the lens.

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Albus P

Jun 3, 2017

Gentle comedy with a great cast.

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Agnès Jaoui

Director

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Michael Ronsard

Jamel Debbouze

Karim

Agnès Jaoui

Agathe Villanova

Pascale Arbillot

Florence

Guillaume de Tonquedec

Stéphane

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Synopsis

In the wake of her mother's death, feminist author Agathe (Agnès Jaoui) returns to the rural town of her birth to reconnect with her estranged sister, Florence (Pascale Arbillot). While there, Karim (Jamel Debbouze) -- a would-be filmmaker and son of the family maid -- requests permission to profile Agathe for a documentary about inspiring women. Agathe agrees, but soon finds herself at the lens-end of a camera manned by Karim's mentor, the misogynistic Michel (Jean-Pierre Bacri).

Director: Agnès Jaoui
Producer: Jean-Philippe Andraca, Christian Bérard
Screenwriter: Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: France 2 Cinema, Canal+, Les Films A4, StudioCanal
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $106.1K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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