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Blame it on Fidel (2006)

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Consensus: A charming comedy of manners, class, and politics. Blame it on Fidel is a charming comedy of manners, class, and politics, elevated by a remarkable performance from lead child actor Nina Kervel. more
 
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Theatrical Release: 19-10-2007
Synopsis:
How do our experiences shape us, and how is political consciousness formed? Blame It on Fidel uses a light, charming touch to shed light on these questions. At the film's epicenter is whip-smart Anna, a feisty Parisian girl forced to assimilate cataclysmic changes when her parents decide to... [More]
How do our experiences shape us, and how is political consciousness formed? Blame It on Fidel uses a light, charming touch to shed light on these questions. At the film's epicenter is whip-smart Anna, a feisty Parisian girl forced to assimilate cataclysmic changes when her parents decide to devote themselves full time to radical activism. It is 1970-71, and Anna's father is fighting to redistribute wealth in Chile, while her mother doggedly researches a book on women's abortion ordeals. Meanwhile, Anna, kicking and screaming, must adjust to refugee nannies with strange cooking habits, a cramped apartment filled with noisy, scruffy revolutionaries, and the humiliation of no longer being allowed to attend her beloved catechism class. The fun of Blame It on Fidel is watching Anna (eloquently portrayed by Nina Kervel) valiantly sort through the dizzying array of contradictory ideologies flying at her--from communism to Greek mythology, from Vietnamese folktales and women's rights to Catholic morality. The film's emotional power arises from Anna's transformation from close-minded bourgeois princess to open-hearted truth seeker and her gradual internalization of what her parents, albeit clumsily, are trying to accomplish. Seamless and energetic, Blame It on Fidel features substantive, yet buoyant, performances by Julie Depardieu and Stefano Accorsi, as well as a hilarious turn by Benjamin Feuillet as the little brother who unwittingly teaches Anna a thing or two. -- Sundance Film Festival [Less]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Julie Depardieu, Stefano Accorsi, Nina Kervel, Benjamin Feuillet

Director: Julie Gavras
Screenwriter: Julie Gavras, Arnaud Cathrine
Producer: Sylvie Pialat
Composer: Armand Amar

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 11, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - French
  • Subtitles - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes - Deleted Scenes Presented by the Director
  • Featurette - 1. Making Of
  • 2. Behind The Scenes
  • Trailer

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