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Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let's Talk About the Rain)
Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let's Talk About the Rain)
Directed by	Agnès Jaoui
Written by	Agnès Jaoui ; Jean-Pierre Bacri
Starring	Jamel Debbouze ; Jean-Pierre Bacri ; Agnès Jaoui ; Pascale Arbillot ; Guillaume De Tonquédec ; Frédéric Pierrot
Release date	17 September 2008
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let's Talk About the Rain)(2008) is the third film directed by Agnès Jaoui from an original screenplay by her husband Jean-Pierre Bacri ( the invincible team 'Jabac' as Alain Resnais has nicknamed them ) - after The Taste of Others and Look at Me. It takes its title from a song by Georges Brassens. Agnès Jaoui has said in an interview that one day she was on her way to a writing session with Jean-Pierre and had in her ears the song 'L'orage' by Georges Brassens which opens with the lines 'parlez-moi de la pluie, et non pas du beau temps.'

Synopsis

The film is a comedy of middle-class French life ' examining culture clashes, puncturing smugness, exposing fault lines, finding strength in romantic and familial relationships and discovering an underlying sadness that stops some way short of tragedy.' (Philip French in The Observer.) The film is set in a small town in Provence during a rainy August. Following the death of her widowed mother Agathe Villanova comes from Paris to deal with the sale of the home where she and her younger sister Florence were brought up, and to announce her entry into politics. She is the author of a feminist best-seller and a divorced film-maker Michel wants to make a TV documentary about her. Michel is having an affair with Agathe's sister. His collaborator is a young Algerian hotel clerk Karim, whose elderly mother has worked for most of her life as a servant with the Villanova family. Agathe's prejudice is put under the microscope when she records a series of interviews with Karim.

'The characters weave around each other for a week or so, occasionally colliding...everyone comes to have a better knowledge of themselves..the dialogue rings true..the ensemble acting is perfect..The film compares favourably with the best of Éric Rohmer.' (Philip French)

Cast

Michel Ronsard - Jean-Pierre Bacri
Karim - Jamel Debbouze
Agathe Villanova - Agnes Jaoui
Florence - Pascale Arbillot
Stéphane - Guillaume De Tonquedec

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+{{infobox Film |
-{{Infobox film
-| name = Parlez-moi de la pluie
+ name = Parlez-moi de la pluie (Let's Talk About the Rain) |
-| director = [[Agnès Jaoui]]
+ director = [[Agnès Jaoui]] |
-| writer = Agnès Jaoui<br />[[Jean-Pierre Bacri]]
+ writer = [[Agnès Jaoui]] <br> [[Jean-Pierre Bacri]] |
-| starring = [[Jamel Debbouze]]<br />Jean-Pierre Bacri<br />[[Agnès Jaoui]]<br />[[Pascale Arbillot]]<br />[[Guillaume De Tonquédec]]<br />[[Frédéric Pierrot]]
+ starring = [[Jamel Debbouze]] <br> [[Jean-Pierre Bacri]] <br> [[Agnès Jaoui]] <br>  [[Pascale Arbillot]] <br> [[Guillaume De Tonquédec]] <br> [[Frédéric Pierrot]] |
-| runtime = 98 minutes
+ runtime = 98 minutes |
-| released = {{Film date|2008|09|17|df=y}}
+ released = {{flagicon|France}} 17 September 2008 |
-| country = France
+ country = France |
-| language = French
+ language = French|
 }}
-'''''Parlez-moi de la pluie''''' ({{lang-en|Let's Talk About the Rain}}) is a 2008 film directed by [[Agnès Jaoui]] from an original screenplay by her husband [[Jean-Pierre Bacri]] (the invincible team 'Jabac' as [[Alain Resnais]] has nicknamed them ) - after ''[[The Taste of Others]]'' and ''[[Look at Me (film)|Look at Me]]''.  It takes its title from a song by [[Georges Brassens]]. Agnès Jaoui has said in an interview that one day she was on her way to a writing session with Jean-Pierre and had in her ears the song "L'orage" by [[Georges Brassens]] which opens with the lines "parlez-moi de la pluie, et non pas du beau temps".
+'''''Parlez-moi de la pluie''''' ('''''Let's Talk About the Rain''''')(2008) is the third film directed by [[Agnès Jaoui]] from an original screenplay by her husband [[Jean-Pierre Bacri]] ( the invincible team 'Jabac' as [[Alain Resnais]] has nicknamed them ) - after ''[[The Taste of Others]]'' and ''[[Look at Me (film)|Look at Me]]''.  It takes its title from a song by [[Georges Brassens]]. Agnès Jaoui has said in an interview that one day she was on her way to  a writing session with Jean-Pierre and had in her ears the song 'L'orage'  by Georges Brassens  which opens with the lines 'parlez-moi de la pluie, et non pas du beau temps.'
-==Plot==
+==Synopsis==
+The film is a comedy of middle-class French life ' examining culture clashes, puncturing smugness, exposing fault lines, finding strength in romantic and familial relationships and discovering an underlying sadness that stops some way short of tragedy.' (Philip French in The Observer.)
-The film is set in a small town in Provence during a rainy August. Following the death of  her widowed mother Agathe Villanova comes from Paris to deal with the sale of the home where she and her younger sister Florence were brought up, and to announce her entry into politics. She is the author of a feminist best-seller and a divorced film-maker Michel wants to make a television documentary about her. Michel is having an affair with Agathe's sister. His collaborator is a young Algerian hotel clerk Karim, whose elderly mother has worked for most of her life as a servant with the Villanova family. Agathe's prejudice is put under the microscope when she records a series of interviews with Karim.
+The film is set in a small town in Provence during a rainy August. Following the death of  her widowed mother Agathe Villanova comes from Paris to deal with the sale of the home where she and her younger sister Florence were brought up, and to announce her entry into politics. She is the author of a feminist best-seller and a divorced film-maker Michel wants to make a TV documentary about her. Michel is having an affair with Agathe's sister. His collaborator is a young Algerian hotel clerk Karim, whose elderly mother has worked for most of her life as a servant with the Villanova family. Agathe's prejudice is put under the microscope when she records a series of interviews with Karim.
+'The characters weave around each other for a week or so, occasionally colliding...everyone comes to have a better knowledge of themselves..the dialogue rings true..the ensemble acting is perfect..The film compares favourably  with the best of [[Éric Rohmer]].' ([[Philip French]])
 ==Cast==
-* Michel Ronsard as [[Jean-Pierre Bacri]]
+* Michel Ronsard  -  [[Jean-Pierre Bacri]]
-* Karim as [[Jamel Debbouze]]
+* Karim  -  [[Jamel Debbouze]]
-* Agathe Villanova as [[Agnes Jaoui]]
+* Agathe Villanova  -  [[Agnes Jaoui]]
-* Florence as [[Pascale Arbillot]]
+* Florence  -  [[Pascale Arbillot]]
-* Stéphane as [[Guillaume De Tonquedec]]
+* Stéphane  -  [[Guillaume De Tonquedec]]
 ==External links==
-* {{Official website|http://www.parlezmoidelapluie-lefilm.com}} {{fr icon}}
+* [http://www.parlezmoidelapluie-lefilm.com/ Official website (French)]
-* {{IMDb title|1065332|Parlez-moi de la pluie}}
+* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065332/ ''Parlez-moi de la pluie'' at IMDB]
 [[Category:2008 films]]
 [[Category:French films]]
-[[Category:French-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Agnès Jaoui]]
 [[fr:Parlez-moi de la pluie]]