| Tatie Danielle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Étienne Chatiliez |
| Produced by | Charles Gassot |
| Written by | Florence Quentin Étienne Chatiliez |
| Starring | Tsilla Chelton Catherine Jacob Éric Prat |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared Gérard Kawczynski |
| Cinematography | Philippe Welt |
| Editing by | Catherine Renault |
| Release date(s) | 1990 |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | English / French |
Tatie Danielle (Auntie Danielle) is a 1990 French black humor film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. It features Tsilla Chelton as Auntie Danielle Billard.
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Danielle Billard, aged 82, is a childless widow of an army colonel. She lives in a small-town home in Auxerre with her faithful housekeeper, Odile. Quiet life? Things are not as they appear. Danielle is mean, cruel and malicious. When Odile "accidentally" dies, Danielle divides her estate between her great-niece and -nephew, Jeanne and Jean-Pierre. She then goes to to live in Paris with Jean-Pierre and his family. Although the family believes her to be an agreeable elderly lady, they soon discover her true colours!
The family goes on an extended vacation, and leaves their aunt in the care of a young woman, Sandrine. Little does Danielle know, she has finally met her match! Through many turbulant episodes these two women develop an ostensibly mutual love-hate "respect".
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tsilla Chelton | Auntie Danielle Billard |
| Neige Dolsky | Odile, Auntie Danielle's old housekeeper |
| 'Garde-à-vous (subtitled as "Onyourmark/Lookout"), Auntie Danielle's dog | |
| Éric Prat | Jean-Pierre Billard, Auntie Danielle's great-nephew |
| Catherine Jacob | Catherine Billard, Jean-Pierre's wife |
| Laurence Février | Jeanne Billard, Auntie Danielle's great-niece and Jean-Pierre's sister |
| Mathieu Foulon | Jean-Marie Billard, Jean-Pierre and Catherine's son |
| Gary Ledoux | Jean-Christophe "Totoff" Billard, Jean-Pierre and Catherine's son |
| Isabelle Nanty | Sandrine Vonnier, Auntie Danielle's caretaker |
| Virginie Pradal | Madame Lafosse |
| Jacqueline Dufranne | Madame Ladurie |
| Dominique MacAvoy | Madame Lemoine |
| Karin Viard | Agathe, an esthetician |
| Monique Pantel | A neighbor |
| Bradley Harryman | Michael, Sandrine's boyfriend |
| Madeleine Cheminat | Madame Mauprivet |
| Nicole Chollet | Ginette Mauprivet, her daughter |
| André Wilms | Dr. Wilms |
| Patrick Bouchitey | The beggar |
| Evelyne Didi | The lady on the bus |
| Frédéric Rossif | The man by the lake |
| Jean-Pierre Miquel | The doctor |
| Christophe Malbranque | Jean-Marie's boyfriend |
Tatie Danielle was nominated for three César Awards: