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06/24/06
Russian Dolls (2006)
72 %
Reviews Counted: 46 Fresh: 33 Rotten:13 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
Like its predecessor L'Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls is charmingly breezy and light.
Rated: 15
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Theatrical Release: 05-05-2006
Synopsis: Cedric Klapisch helms this sequel to his L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOL, with Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou resuming their roles from the first film as the group of friends meets up again after a five-year break. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Kevin Bishop, Kelly Reilly, Cecile de France
Director: Cedric Klapisch
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05/06/06
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Russian Dolls might not have as many layers as its namesake but when it's this sweet and feisty, it doesn't really matter.
05/05/06
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Anyone who loved L'Auberge Espagnole should at least like its sequel as something of a guilty fling.
09/18/07
His directorial hand is so handsomely assured and his cast so charming that it's easy to succumb to his let-me-entertain-you blandishments
03/01/07
Essentially this is Espagnole on repeat, as if the lessons from the former film had been fully expunged after five years on ice.
09/16/06
It's hard to decide what's prettier in Russian Dolls: the people or the places. Either way, we win.
08/25/06
If you saw and enjoyed the previous film, you'll know what to expect, and you'll enjoy it.
08/18/06
With its crackling dialogue and attractive, fully rounded characters, Russian Dolls puts American movies on similar subjects to shame.
08/18/06
For those who saw and loved L'Auberge Espagnole, Russian Dolls automatically becomes of interest, but writer-director Cedric Klapisch can't quite make the case for it as a stand-alone experience.
07/21/06
Klapisch has made something deliciously close to a nature documentary about the young, the foolish, and the alive.
07/21/06
Klapisch has a light, springy touch and a real adoration for his characters and their Paris/London locations, and even at a lengthy 126 minutes, the film never drags.
07/20/06
It's an effortlessly charming ensemble, and Klapisch's characters (most of them anyway) reveal depths of feeling that compensate for the film's lightweight tone and too-long running time.
07/07/06
(T)he film is all sex and style, with a photogenic cast leaping across Europe while the director plays narrative games.
07/06/06
A sort of wandering rom-com epic -- kicking romantic fallacies in the ribs while capturing something essential about the solipsism and dreams of young urbanites.
06/30/06
If you can't afford to make that big European vacation this summer, "Russian Dolls" provides both the locations and some amusing company for the journey.
06/30/06
[Xavier] turns this film into more of a self-fixated memoir, less of a blithe ensemble piece.
06/29/06
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