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Tatie Danielle [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]

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"Tatie Danielle" is a wickedly funny dark comedy. Tatie Danielle pretends to be a needy geriatric, yet she upends the lives of well-meaning family members through her misanthropic plots. Not someone I'd necessarily want to know, Tatie Danielle is a hoot to watch as she wreaks havoc on every Good Samaritan in her path. Wish this were available on DVD for American audiences -- it's always hilarious no matter how many times I watch this.

From the very beginning you know this film is different. Granted, you don't know whether you should hate her or love her, Tatie Danielle will eventually become one of your favorite women of French Cinema. Yes, I may not know all that is said, considering the # of times I've seen this film - but yet I understand the character. You will laugh until you cry and, at the same time, sympathize with her - in spite of how cruel she may be to people around her. My only disappointment was that it had to end.

At last! I saw this movie twenty years ago and have been periodically searching Netflix for it. When you were able to suggest movies to Netflix I wrote them and begged that they get it but it was not available on dvd. I just decided to check today, it's still not available on Netlix, but when I googled it I was so happy to discover that it's on dvd and available to purchase. I don't want to give away the movie but it's a wonderfully dark comedy.

Absolutely loved this movie!! I'm just sorry they haven't put this on a cd (in good quality). I hate ruining movies or books by saying too much about them other than whether I like them or not. This one I love!!

Since seeing this film a few years ago, I am amazed at the behavior of some seniors when they try to manipulate people, just like the character in this movie. I have grown very untrusting with some senoirs. I am glad to see this movie on amazon today, I will buy it to keep me sharp, and by the way, it is very entertaining.

Back in college I promoted a French film evening, and as such, raided the local foreign movie store on regular occasions. I found this gem by accident (so to speak) and was thrilled to find an apporachable french comedy with wit and anguish--the ironic twists of an aged woman shut up by social norms who breaks norms as a way of breaking her enforced tedium, only to encounter further forms of social constraint, and comes of age in her octegenarian vitality. Long winded yes, but folks, it is french film after all, and it takes the slapstick of a dumb and dumber variety and infuses the existentialist statism so dear to all of us yanks.

The acting is superb, and the characters are bright and invigorated.

Hating everyone nearby, those caring after her especially, eighty two year old colonel's widow had sold a property, partitioned money between nieces and moved in to live with a younger one's family just to destroy family's apartment, bring a shame on this family and befriend an abusive carer short of everything but an urge on husband.

Lucky is a family of Parisians employed, looking after non-disabled physically person in France, where such a delusive cash-rich hug did not call police in, complain to a social worker or send any case manager to arrange a living hell for relatives in order to simplify transferring her possession to nursing home "age care specialists" she anyway had left for an abusive carer showered with expensive presents and, perhaps, with money on a trip to the Alps the producers ended in a story of untie Danielle.