Watch The Girl On The Train (2009) Free Online

Release Date: 2009   Duration: 102 min

Cast: Nicolas Duvauchelle, Michel Blanc, Ronit Elkabetz, Émilie Dequenne, Amer Alwan, Catherine Deneuve, Alain Cauchi, Jérémy Quaegebeur, Djibril Pavadé, Arnaud Valois, Mathieu Demy

Categories: Movies, Drama, World cinema, Docudrama

"Rosetta star Emilie Dequenne is the lead in André Téchiné's rich, provocative drama about surviving the tensions of contemporary French life. André Téchiné's latest film characteristically harnesses an accomplished ensemble cast to tell a story that unfolds with all the subtlety and richness of an expansive, well-structured novel. Emilie Dequenne plays young Jeanne, who applies for a...  MORE

"Rosetta star Emilie Dequenne is the lead in André Téchiné's rich, provocative drama about surviving the tensions of contemporary French life. André Téchiné's latest film characteristically harnesses an accomplished ensemble cast to tell a story that unfolds with all the subtlety and richness of an expansive, well-structured novel. Emilie Dequenne plays young Jeanne, who applies for a secretarial job in the law firm run by Samuel Bleistein (Michel Blanc) – a leading figure in Paris's Jewish community, and a former admirer of Jeanne's mother Louise (Catherine Deneuve). Jeanne meanwhile forms a relationship with aspiring wrestler Franck (a charismatic Nicolas Duvauchelle), but their idyll is disrupted by a brutal incident which leaves Jeanne traumatised – and reacting in an unusual and extreme manner. As this leisurely drama develops, the characters' personal dramas interweave with the political background, in particular the resurgence of French anti-Semitism. The cast is uniformly strong, Blanc especially piquant, but in particular the film is a terrific showcase for Dequenne, in her strongest lead role since the Dardenne brothers' career-making Rosetta, and playing a part every bit as prickly and defiant as in that film. This is a provocative and involving piece from a sure-footed, but often underestimated, French master." Quoting Jonathan Romney LESS