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Raised in the system-courtesy of a mother (Florence Thomassin) who tried to smother her as a toddler before taking her own life-teenager Marie Desmoulin (Vanessa Paradis) got by on the Paris streets by engaging in petty thefts and grifts with her cronies. One day, she decided someone had to pay for that... and set out on a vengeful hunt for the deadbeat father (Gérard Depardieu) who'd abandoned the family. Clotilde Courau, Michel Bouquet also star. 115 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; featurette; image gallery; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.52 x 5.35 x 0.59 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Jean Becker
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 55 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 27, 2022
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Altered Innocence
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BL51F6VM
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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O-man

Maybe Dad Hadn't Been So Bad?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 29, 2012

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It is unfortunate that Vanessa Paradis is known in America mainly as The Mother of Johnny Depp's Children. Ms. Paradis, now almost 40, was a singing star at age 15, an feature-film actress not long after that, mentored by Serge Gainsbourg and Lenny Kravitz, and has grown-up to be formidably talented as a singer, songwriter, and actress. This film, "Elisa," shows her in her early adulthood, inhabiting her character in almost chilling authenticity. While to some people her nudity may overshadow her acting, in this film, I myself can't stop watching her large, expressive eyes, which seem to tell the story all by themselves. This leaves me with the feeling that I am looking into her character's soul. I purchased this DVD because I had been interested in her music, but what I had heard had not prepared me for what I saw.

This film contains some comic moments to leaven the abiding tone of gravity and the scenes of Marie (played by Ms. Paradis) blowing-up at people. There are also moments of incidental tenderness, showing us that Marie's life isn't so bad, despite her hardship and bitterness. Ms. Paradis conveys, throughout, however, the hardness resulting from a life on the streets, getting over by exploiting human frailties and thereby growing contemptuous of them.

Gerard Depardieu holds his own sturdily against Vanessa Paradis's embuttered provocateuse, rivaling her with a profound cynicism and callous dismay for love and its vainglorious illusions. Although there is an obtuse incestuous theme to the story, it is a story of two people coming to terms with their pasts and finding them to not have been as bad as their own selfish emotions had made them seem. This would be the perfect film to be viewed by any young woman who had been estranged from her father and had relied upon hearsay or secondhand ideas for any understanding of him as a person.

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Darren Harrison

Early Vanessa Paradis outing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2014

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I first noticed Vanessa Paradis in 1988 when she made an appearance on the now-defunct British pop music show "The Roxy". It was her first ever British TV appearance singing "Joe Le Taxi" and it took seconds for me to hit the "Record" button on the VCR. I didn't know the song and hadn't heard of the artist, but as a 16 year old I recall being totally wowed by her (she was 15 at the time). Over the years I collected her movies on DVD, including "Witch Way Love", "Une Chance Sur Deux and (the Holy Grail) the award winning "Noce Blanche", but "Elisa" had so far eluded me. Until now. Once again Vanessa wows as she conveys such a complex character with a full range of emotions in what would likely be classified as an Indie movie here in the United States. Her emotionally charged performance in this and "Noce Blanche" made her one of the most promising French actresses of the 1980s and early 1990s. In light of this it's almost tragic that her personal life overtook her stardom and she never again reached these heights of excellence. Still, we will always have these two early movies to remind us of her awesome talent and acting ability. I highly recommend this movie.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2016

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andy

An excellent and convincing performance from Vanessa Paradis

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 27, 2014

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I you are lucky enough not to know what happens in Élisa (since often enough some amazon reviewers of films and books like giving essential plot away etc) then you could be in for a real gem of a film. I had seen Élisa quite a few years ago and although I remembered the basic plot I had forgotten the minutiae, and then watching it again I realised that I had forgotten just how good it is.

Gerard Depardieu once again shows just how good an actor he is and the whole cast are outstanding, but it is Vanessa Paradis who really shines throughout with an excellent and very convincing performance.

The DVD has the 114 minute film but no extra features.

I would say that this should be recommended viewing for fans of French films.

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Charisma

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 6, 2008

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Vanessa Paradis adds a charismatic presence to this absorbing film, which lives up to the best French cinema traditions. Depardieu is excellent too - as always. Elisa combines bits of light entertainment (such as the amusing shop-scam scene) with depth. As it nears the end, the possible outcomes become intriguing. There are a couple of subtleties I have not yet fathomed, despite two viewings, but I shall look forward to watching it yet again.

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Terrible transfer

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 7, 2021

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The film still pretty much holds up, but the transfer on this DVD is the worst I’ve ever seen. It’s like they ported the old VHS onto a disc, absolutely shocking.

Definitely time for a Blu-Ray or 4K upgrade.

Mykool

Subtle, thought-provoking characterisation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 21, 2007

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A woman smothers her daughter and kills herself on Christmas Eve - but the daughter is resuscitated and survives. Vanessa Paradis plays the girl as she leaves the orphanage where she has spent most of her life, to go and trace the events leading to up her mother's suicide and take revenge on her estranged father who she blames. However, it's not as easy as that as she begins to realise the "official" version of what happened is not necessarily true. I love this film, because it consistently shifts the viewer off balance just as Paradis's character shifts between resolution and doubt. Her performance is superb- she conveys a girl who is psychologically damaged, near psychotic, but not totally beyond redemption. She traces her father, Gerard Depardieu, to an island off Brittany where he is living as a drunken recluse. Hiding her true identity, she sets about her revenge - however, she is unprepared for the emotions that will be unleashed by meeting him, ranging from childish showy-offness to maliciousness to compassion. She also has to confront some new facts that will radically, and distressingly, alter her understanding of the past. Paradis conveys this complexity completely convincingly. Depardieu too, creates a believable and sympathetic character out of an unpleasant drunkard. The plot is melodramatic but serves as a vehicle for some subtle characterisation and that is where the strength of this film lies. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys character-led drama that gives you something to think about when the film is over.

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Depardieu steals the movie towards the end, however Vanessa ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 11, 2015

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Depardieu steals the movie towards the end, however Vanessa Paradise shines throughout and holds her own against the giant of French cinema.

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