Tatie Danielle is a film about an evil old lady who (at the beginning) lives in the south of France with a helper, Odile, who is probably in poorer health than she is. I have to say, when i say evil, i don't mean Disney-type evil-but-all-right-underneath evil. I mean truly evil.
Odile dies after falling off a ladder cleaning the chandelier Tatie Danielle bugged her about for ages, Tatie Danielle moves to Paris to live with her nephew, his wife, and his two sons, one an innocent little boy, the other a homosexual teenager. Tatie Danielle, in the guise of being a frail old lady, starts to make life hell for this family as well, doing things such as abandoning the younger son in the park and wetting herself during a dinner party.
Realising that Tatie Danielle is truly evil, her nephew decides that when the family goes to Greece on holiday, instead of his sister looking after Tatie Danielle as planned, he will hire another helper instead.
Tatie Danielle tries to carry on her old tricks with the new, younger helper but she soon finds she has met her match.
This film has a very dry humor, and is extremely entertaining to watch. The acting is also of a high standard. As a British person living in France, i watched this film in my french class at school without any subtitles, and we all agreed that it was a good film. Don't be put off by the fact it is in French, and you might have to read subtitles if you don't understand French. Just remember, in France most of the films have come from America or Britain and the French people have to read subtitles a lot more! I would particularly recommend this film if you are learning French.
Odile dies after falling off a ladder cleaning the chandelier Tatie Danielle bugged her about for ages, Tatie Danielle moves to Paris to live with her nephew, his wife, and his two sons, one an innocent little boy, the other a homosexual teenager. Tatie Danielle, in the guise of being a frail old lady, starts to make life hell for this family as well, doing things such as abandoning the younger son in the park and wetting herself during a dinner party.
Realising that Tatie Danielle is truly evil, her nephew decides that when the family goes to Greece on holiday, instead of his sister looking after Tatie Danielle as planned, he will hire another helper instead.
Tatie Danielle tries to carry on her old tricks with the new, younger helper but she soon finds she has met her match.
This film has a very dry humor, and is extremely entertaining to watch. The acting is also of a high standard. As a British person living in France, i watched this film in my french class at school without any subtitles, and we all agreed that it was a good film. Don't be put off by the fact it is in French, and you might have to read subtitles if you don't understand French. Just remember, in France most of the films have come from America or Britain and the French people have to read subtitles a lot more! I would particularly recommend this film if you are learning French.