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  • 2024
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 31 m
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  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles (Dany Boon) is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Some pressing personal debts are due, he’s i...

Directed By: Christian Carion

Written By: Cyril Gely, Christian Carion

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2024
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 31 m

Driving Madeleine

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver, whose personal life is in shambles, and his fare, an elderly woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles (Dany Boon) is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Some pressing personal debts are due, he’s i...

Directed By: Christian Carion

Written By: Cyril Gely, Christian Carion

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Mixed
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90
Feb 29, 2024
The acting is subdued, nothing over the top, but captures a realism not normally seen in the bigger-budget films.
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75
Jan 17, 2024
Driving Madeleine is held together by the funny and dignified performances of its two leads.
By Odie Henderson FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 12, 2024
The viewer might strap themselves in for some life lessons. “Driving Madeleine” does serve them up, sure, but the film, written and directed by Christian Carion, is a lot more than a sentimental journey.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
67
Jan 19, 2024
Carion is unabashed in his love for both the cabbie and his fare. That affection makes it easy for us to love them too.
By Dan Mecca FULL REVIEW
67
Jan 12, 2024
While each flashback gets more and more grating, Line Renaud’s charm makes the present an increasingly welcoming place to return to.
By Christian Zilko FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 14, 2023
Both of the leads keep it low-key, with 95-year-old Renaud’s unfussy reminiscences dotted with defiant irony, and the initially unforthcoming Boon opening up under her cajoling as naturally as a flower.
By Phil Hoad FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 11, 2024
It’s a heart-warmer about respecting your elders.
By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Une Hirondelle Productions, Pathé, TF1 Films Production, Artémis, Shelter Prod, Kobayashi Communication, Bright Lights Films, Canal+, Ciné+, TF1, Télé Monté Carlo (TMC), SofiTVCiné 8, SofiTVciné 9, Taxshelter. be, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Release Date Jan 12, 2024
Duration 1 h 31 m
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Website https://movies.shochiku.co.jp/paristaxi/
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Awards

Beijing International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 1 Nomination

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