Ponette

Name: Ponette
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-03-14
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schiltz, Matiaz Bureau Caton

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

4.8K

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Drama

A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.

Director
- Jacques Doillon
Writers
- Jacques Doillon
- Brune Compagnon
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

4.8K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jacques Doillon
Writers
- Jacques Doillon
- Brune Compagnon
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 11 wins & 6 nominations total

Trivia
The magic spell the kids say, "Ta'ali Takum", is actually the "Talitha koum" of Jesus. In Mark 5:41, Jesus says the phrase "Talitha koum" (Aramaic for "Little girl, get up") to a dead girl, when he resurrects her.

Goofs
In the cemetery scene, Ponette is shown piling dirt onto her legs as she kneels beside the grave. In the next shot, her legs have no dirt and her pants are clean.

Quotes
La Fille de l'Internet: You shouldn't be so sad.
Ponette: Yes, I should.
La Fille de l'Internet: Your mother was sad, too. She cried on her way to Heaven. God cried as He waited for her. When God was on earth as Jesus, He cried, too. But usually He was as joyful as a child.
Ponette: It isn't joyful to be a child.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Batman & Robin/Hercules/My Best Friend's Wedding/For Roseanna/Ponette (1997)

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Victoire, what a breakthrough!

A 4-year-old French girl, Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) waits for the return of her mother, who has just died at an auto accident.

This beautiful and sensitive drama surprised a lot of people when won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival 1996, given to a 5-year-old novice, Victoire Thivisol. She is really magnificent and, controversy aside, the important award recognized the biggest achievement in the film: Victoire reacts with amazing naturalness and outstanding facial expressions to the most intricate scenes. "Ponette" is a film that certainly will be in your memory, mostly because of a too young girl who shows the difference between a little great actress and a gracious child who wrinkles the eyebrows eloquently.