Tatie Danielle

Tatie Danielle
Directed by Étienne Chatiliez
Produced by Charles Gassot
Written by Florence Quentin
Étienne Chatiliez
Starring
Music by Gabriel Yared
Gérard Kawczynski
Cinematography Philippe Welt
Edited by Catherine Renault
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
114 min.
Country France
Language English / French
Box office $16.7 million[1]

Tatie Danielle (Auntie Danielle) is a 1990 French black humor film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. It features Tsilla Chelton as Auntie Danielle Billard.

Tagline

"Vous ne la connaissez pas encore, mais elle vous déteste déjà.""You may not know her yet, but she hates you already."

Synopsis

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 grand-niece and grand-nephew, Jeanne and Jean-Pierre. She then goes 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 leaving their aunt in the care of a young woman, Sandrine. Little does Danielle know, she has finally met her match! Through many turbulent episodes these two women develop an ostensibly mutual love-hate "respect".

Cast

Actor Role
Tsilla Chelton Auntie Danielle Billard
Éric Prat Jean-Pierre Billard
Catherine Jacob Catherine Billard
Neige Dolsky Odile
Laurence Février Jeanne Billard
Mathieu Foulon Jean-Marie Billard
Gary Ledoux Jean-Christophe "Totoff" Billard
Isabelle Nanty Sandrine Vonnier
Virginie Pradal Madame Lafosse
Jacqueline Dufranne Madame Ladurie
Dominique MacAvoy Madame Lemoine
Karin Viard Agathe
Monique Pantel A neighbor
Bradley Harryman Michael
Madeleine Cheminat Madame Mauprivet
Nicole Chollet Ginette Mauprivet
André Wilms Dr. Wilms
Olivier Saladin The Butcher
Lorella Cravotta The Butcher's wife
Patrick Bouchitey The beggar
Évelyne Didi The lady on the bus
Frédéric Rossif The man by the lake
Jean-Pierre Miquel The doctor
Christophe Malbranque Jean-Marie's boyfriend

Awards and nominations

Tatie Danielle was nominated for three César Awards:

References

  1. "Tatie Danielle (1990)". JP Box Office. Retrieved 1990-04-04. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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