Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen presentation |
Note |
Title from packaging. |
Cast |
Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermic, Togo Igawa, Anne Brochet. |
Credits |
Music, Gabriel Yared. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. |
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Based on the novel The elegance of the hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. |
Audience |
M - Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. |
Summary |
The timely story of Paloma a young girl bent on ending it all on her upcoming twelfth birthday. Using her father's old camcorder to chronicle the hypocrisy she sees in adults, she begins to learn about life from the grumpy building concierge, Renee Michel. She begins to understand that there are allies to be found beneath the prickliest of exteriors. |
Language |
In French, with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Apartment dwellers -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Apartment concierges -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Friendship -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
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Paris (France) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, French.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Added Author |
Achache, Mona, 1981-
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Lombardo, Mark, 1949-
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Toussaint, Anne-Dominique.
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Balasko, Josiane.
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Le Guillermic, Garance, 1997-
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Igawa, Togo, 1946-
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Brochet, Anne, 1966-
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Barbery, Muriel, 1969-
Elégance du hérisson. English.
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NeoClassics Films (Firm)
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Note |
French title: Le hérisson |
Standard No. |
818455010075 |
Music No. |
MMA8050 Madman Entertainment [distributor] |
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