Driving Madeleine (2022)

• Year: 2022
• Released: 21 Sep 2022
• Country: France, Belgium
• Adwords: 1 win & 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14586118/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/driving_madeleine
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: French
• MPA Rating: N/A
• Genre: Drama
• Runtime: 91 min
• Writer: Cyril Gely, Christian Carion
• Director: Christian Carion
• Cast: Line Renaud, Dany Boon, Alice Isaaz
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	7.0/10
	100% – Critics

Driving Madeleine Storyline

A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles (Dany Boon) is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Some pressing personal debts are due, he’s in danger of losing his driver’s license to numerous traffic infractions, and his marriage, like Charles himself, is strained to the point of snapping. A quick fare in the suburbs seems like an easy distraction. Enter Madeleine (Line Renaud), an immaculately groomed 92-year-old woman, who informs Charles that the trip today will not be a direct one. She is moving into a care home and would like to make some stops along the way, predicting that this might be her last car ride through the city. Initially exasperated and grumbling, Charles is slowly lured in by her warm charm and directness, fascinated by the stories she wants to tell. Their ride takes them through the momentous locations of her life and we discover that she has had a shocking and very dramatic journey indeed. Their short friendship is sure to have a lasting impact as Madeleine listens to Charles confess his own worries, all of which she absorbs with candor and clarifying humor. Boon, an actor best known for his comedic work, creates a dramatic portrait of a frustrated man facing a personal crisis of epic proportions. His darker, sharper edges allow Renaud (renowned for decades in France as a singer) to shine as the pure shimmering light that is Madeleine. She reminds us that inside every seemingly benign elderly woman we might pass on the street is a warrior, a nurturer, and a spirited adventurer.—Cohen Media Group

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A complete surprise

When you’ve watched as many movies as I have you don’t really think anything original can come along. But this was a total, refreshing surprise. Beautifully and perfectly cast and acted, what appeared would be a simple story became a complex but warm, difficult and open hearted encounter of two very different people – one a taxi driver and the other, his elderly, enchanting fare. And from this taxi ride a tale unfolds that is quite unexpected. It’s a beautiful movie of encounters that reach deep into those spaces in the hearts and lives of people. This is truly a must watch for anyone wanting a meaningful movie experience.

A touching little gem

92 year-old Madeleine is leaving her suburban home to enter an aged-care facility on the other side of Paris. Charles, a taxi driver, knows it will be a good fare and comes to pick her up. She is in no hurry to reach her new home and asks him to go via various places which have been significant in her life. As the journey goes on, she shares some of the events of her incredible life with him, as well as wisdom that is useful for his rather jaded existence. There are some flashbacks which show the changing times, including some interesting courtroom scenes. Charles, the cabdriver, in turn becomes increasingly interested, kind and generous.

On this, Madeleine’s last lap of Paris, naturally the city stars with its landmarks, restaurants and general life, including separated bikelanes… if they can do it there… And all of this is set to some great songs of the 1940s.

The famous actors are superb, of course, as Madeleine, Liné Renaud (who is 94 and whose film credits go back to the 1940s) and as the cabbie, French star, Dany Boon. The story is well-paced, nicely filmed and quite a touching little gem, somewhat reminiscent of the fine Australian taxi-ride drama, ‘Damage’ (2022).

Acting was brilliant

Why isn’t the topic of women’s oppression a topic for a film? Should women just get over it? Why is war, civil rights etc.? It’s an appropriate topic because it’s history. Should women just get over it? More importantly, women’s oppression is recent history as well as global history and every woman has her story. And this story was so well done. The story especially came to life with the comic elements and tragedy of the human experience. The music was especially well chosen. The pace was superb and the beauty of Paris was a plus. The ending may have been predictable but the script and acting were brilliant. Worth seeing .Just a beautiful, moving film.