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Russian Dolls (2006)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:34

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

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Kevin Bishop, Kelly Reilly

Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Kevin Bishop, Kelly Reilly, Cecile de France

Director: Cedric Klapisch

Director: Cedric Klapisch
Studio: IFC Films

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Reviews for Russian Dolls

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05/06/06
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Guardian [UK]
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05/06/06
Robert Hanks
Robert Hanks
Independent

Sporadically amusing and disappointingly superficial.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
05/06/06
Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
BBC
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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.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/05/06
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
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08/07/08
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

Anyone who loved L'Auberge Espagnole should at least like its sequel as something of a guilty fling.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
09/18/07
Christopher Campbell
Christopher Campbell
Cinematical

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

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Essentially this is Espagnole on repeat, as if the lessons from the former film had been fully expunged after five years on ice.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/16/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The cast of renegades is as appealing as ever.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
09/01/06
Marta Barber
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

It's hard to decide what's prettier in Russian Dolls: the people or the places. Either way, we win.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
08/25/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

If you saw and enjoyed the previous film, you'll know what to expect, and you'll enjoy it.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
08/18/06
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

With its crackling dialogue and attractive, fully rounded characters, Russian Dolls puts American movies on similar subjects to shame.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
08/18/06
Michele Kenner
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/06
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

Klapisch has made something deliciously close to a nature documentary about the young, the foolish, and the alive.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
07/21/06
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

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.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
07/20/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
07/07/06
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

(T)he film is all sex and style, with a photogenic cast leaping across Europe while the director plays narrative games.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
07/06/06
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
06/30/06
Mike Russell
Mike Russell
Oregonian

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.

Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI) | comment Comment
06/30/06
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
 
 
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