Product Details

• Actors: Sandrine Bonnaire, Sabine Bonnaire
• Directors: Sandrine Bonnaire
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Film Movement
• DVD Release Date: March 4, 2008
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000YNFXSW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,489 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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HER NAME IS SABINE - DVD Movie

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! A must see!, April 26, 2008

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This review is from: Her Name Is Sabine (DVD)

I love foreign films and documentaries and this film is why. Sandrine just puts the camera on her sister Sabine and lets it speak for itself. Mixed in are the enchanting home movies from Sabine's youth. As a good documentary should do Sandrine doesn't try to shape the film into anything other than what it is. Fortunately things were improving towards the end of the film, I don't know if I could have handled it if they were not. See this film, you will not regret it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Documentary, April 24, 2008

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T. Hensley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Her Name Is Sabine (DVD)

What is most remarkable about this movie is the contrast between the earlier footage of Sabine's youth and the later footage of her after being institutionalized and highly medicated. It seems that independent integrated living for the disabled is as much a quandary in France as here. One moment I liked is when the mother of one of Sabine's fellow residents describes the effects of taking her son's medication by accident. There's also what struck me as a sort of unusual definition of autism by one of Sabine's caseworkers. But what is most unforgettable and makes this film a must see is a scene where Sabine herself is shown the film of her earlier life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MOVING DOCUMENTARY, May 31, 2009

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Margaux Paschke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Her Name Is Sabine (DVD)

A moving documentary about the autistic sister of a great french actress, Sadrine Bonnaire (La Ceremonie, Vagabond - Criterion Collection, etc.). She is known for her roles of complex and rebellious woman and this documentary is no different.

It is a very personal look at how autism is treated with a message of hope for the future. The footage of their childhood broke my heart, especially when Sabine watches the video of herself as a child. A truly amazing piece of filmmaking that made me appreciate Sabrine Bonnaire even more. What extraordinary women!