Show All… A forced pregnancy as a way of getting agency over herself? Jonathan Cohen is named the BEST ACTOR at CESAR 2021 for his role in Sophie Letourneur's film HUGE! Marina Fois is specially good and director Sophie Letoutneur has a very good handle over her material. SYNOPSIS CAST AND CREW FESTIVALS & AWARDS. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. This first part of the film works as standard comedy of manners. También me llama la atención como Letourneur encuentra todo su interés en la ya deplorable idea que se le ocurre al personaje masculino para disfrazarla de un humor sumamente misogino por momentos pero, a la vez, siempre mirar desde fuera sin reproche alguno, como si tuviera la conciencia perfectamente medida. Jonathan Cohen's character, the ostensible protagonist, is engaged in truly despicable behaviour (impregnating his wife who doesn't want to have children without her knowing), which I do think the film recognizes, but it's still treated as kind of wacky and funny... and when the film shifts towards Marina Foïs, it ends up with a pretty pat "isn't creating life beautiful, even if the circumstances suck" ending which is pretty baffling. I love the 4:3 format in contemporary cinema, and I certainly love french cinema. The biggest movie portal in Belgium, programme by cinema, coming soon movies, reviews, top 50, pictures and trailers, but also detailed movie pages, contests, avant-premières, all ths showings by movie theatre, film en DVD contests, more than 150 detailed cinemas, and movies for children. Énorme is a politically incorrect satire that it will hardly leave anyone indifferent, and it will offend and disconcert many people who may even find it unbelievable that a woman wrote and directed this. A truly strange film, and a very uncomfortable one to watch for me. Directed by: Sophie Letourneur. They are in perfect harmony: they don’t want children. At the beginning of the film, the middle-aged couple’s life, while unconventional, appears fulfilled by Claire’s artistic achievements, until Frédéric witnesses a birth and decides he wants a child. I approached Enormous with caution after witnessing the director's cringe film Les Coquillettes and her okay film, Gaby Baby Doll. Enormous is a great comedy by Sophie Letourneur that upsets the roles and priorities assigned to men and women in relation to pregnancy, motherhood, fatherhood and professional life without ever falling into acrimony or caricature, doing it with a lot of carelessness, touches of delirium and a documentary record at times. See full bio ». But it's okay because the wife is so oblivious, silly wife!Then we skip ahead to month 9 of the pregnancy. Film data from TMDb. I thought a light comedy about pregnancy would be funny.This was actually horrific but I couldn't look away. Videos : The biggest movie portal in Belgium, programme by cinema, coming soon movies, reviews, top 50, pictures and trailers, but also detailed movie pages, contests, avant-premières, all ths showings by movie theatre, film en DVD contests, more than … Enormous funziona nel suo riuscire ad arrivare a qualsiasi tipo di pubblico, anche a quello non interessato al messaggio di fondo, ma pecca nella chiusura della vicenda e nell'utilizzo di un elemento surreale sopra le righe…. It takes him suddenly at 40 years: Frédéric wants a baby, Claire never wanted one and they agreed on that. COUNTRY France LANGUAGE French. Claire’s playing appears to transfix the other musicians (is she a better player now that she is a mother? C’est coool. This is "ÉNORME de Sophie Letourneur" by Club V.O. Forced reproduction is violence and I feel like this is ignored at times, especially with the ending. Última atualização: 14/03/2021. Enorme de Sophie Letourneur. For Valentine's Day, I decided to treat myself with a French comedy directed by a woman which would usually be my dream combination. But once Claire is pregnant, the tone shifts to a curious blend of the grotesque (Claire’s belly suddenly blows up to about 3 times the normal size, the rubber prosthesis protruding between her clothes) and the documentary: the sequences devoted to hospital visits, including the very long birth scene, use real medical personnel and edit in shots of real women giving birth. Famous, self-absorbed pianist Claire Girard (Marina Foïs) is excessively ‘handled’ by husband Frédéric (Jonathan Cohen), who manages her career but also siphons away her choice and freedom. I can handle the truth. Sophie Letourneur. A la base j’avais mis 4, mais là bassesse et le vide des avis tenus sur ce film m’ont obligé à rajouter cette demi étoile. Report this film. ©2021 British Film Institute. For me, it failed in those aspects, despite showing some interesting directing techniques and decisions. This one isn't quite as good as the Noémie Lvovsky does Peggy Sue from a few years ago, but it is very well acted and directed, It is a horror comedy about the different ways women and men experience pregnancy, uncomfortable, funny,,very embarrassing and blunt about all the power imbalances involved. News, reviews and archive features every Friday, and information about our latest magazine once a month. Immediately after the birth Claire gives a prestigious concert, while Frédéric looks after the baby. on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Claire and Frédéric are in love, and live life to the fullest without the distraction of kids. Jonathan Cohen Marina Foïs Jacqueline Kakou Ayala Cousteau Victor Uzzan Philippe Provensal Emmanuel Hondré Anne Jonquet Andrée Nurymberg Ghelfi Virginie Gossez Alix Defline Linda Pericat Jami Ceccomori-Prisca Alexandre Berurrier Ngarara Gilberte Tommasde Taday Tatianey Ribeiro Marie-Joëlle Mertens de Wilmars Nicole Opsommer Verlinde Sigalevitch Bettina Hondré Caroline Gandet Anne Fontaine Judith Aronovitcz Dominique Louboutin Sanni Comte Virginie Jaurès Fore Alardo Anaïs Goda Isabelle Moussy Sophie Letourneur made her first short film, La Tête dans l’vide, in 2004. with Marina Foïs, Jonathan Cohen, Jacqueline Kakou, Ayala Cousteau, Victor Uzzan... Claire is a world-renowned prodigy pianist. Ça lui prend d’un coup à 40 ans : Frédéric veut un bébé, Claire elle n’en a jamais voulu et ils étaient bien d’accord là-dessus. The medium-length film Le Marin masqué (Locarno 2011) … Directed by: Sophie Letourneur. Énorme: country: France: sales agent: Indie Sales: year: 2020: genre: fiction: directed by: Sophie Letourneur: film run: 98' release date: FR 2/09/2020, BE 2/09/2020: screenplay: Sophie Letourneur: cast: Marina Foïs, Jonathan Cohen: cinematography by: Laurent Brunet: film editing: Jean-Christophe Hym: producer: Caroline Bonmarchand, Isaac Sharry: production: Por suerte, la directora Sophie Letourneur lo es y termina filmando una especie de anti comedia donde el delirio se convierte en la gran baza de la cinta y, sobre todo, en la prioridad para así acentuar un mal creciente. Starts . One of my favorites once every few years event: Cahiers including a very mainstream French film in their top 10 and driving non French completists crazy. STATUS COMPLETED YEAR 2019 GENRE Comedy. However when Frédéric has an unexpected change of heart, he decides to take matters into his own hands! He commits the unforgivable and makes a child behind her back. More at IMDbPro » Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro. Claire turns into a whale and Frédéric becomes a doting father. Issued in 2020 and directed by Sophie Letourneur, Enorme (Enormous) is an independent comedy about pregnancy, but definitely not the kind of comedy that you can expect! ... but Frédéric becomes desperate for a baby after witnessing a woman give birth on a flight. Énorme Énorme. In Sophie Letourneur’s Énorme, the most insightful observation comes out of an informal conversation. All rights reserved. Starring: Marina Foïs, Jonathan Cohen. Usually, the depiction of pregnancy in cinema follows the trail of hardship but ultimate reward. Ambiance lunaire au lieu d’un esprit conventionnel, mauvais esprit impertinent au lieu d’une émotivité gnangnan, esthétique atroce au lieu de jolie façade léchée, personnages rebutants au lieu de fades véhicules pour l’empathie traditionnelle… Énorme. Une cauchemar éveillé pendant 98 minutes. Il commet l’impardonnable et lui fait un enfant dans le dos. Yet, these tiny moments are swept away by the power of the documentary shots and the sentimentality of the ending. The prosthetics were over-exaggerated and it looked cheap and fake. extremamente misógino e sem graça. Oh to add to this I'm 38 weeks pregnant. Béatrice Beaucaire Laetitia Alessandrini Elise Vilaplana Océane Delhaye Charline Fossey Christine Tranvouez Sylvie Grandcolas Patricia Murat Hugo Bellut Emmanuelle Cellier Cécile Lejeune Charlotte Gadier Claudio Senepa Annie Saedler Vinzenz Chuster Roberto Vitorelli Cheon Wooshin Laurence Priard Yann Lafontant Nathalie Vedrenne Paul Flechet Selma Vidal, Emmanuel Croset Guillaume Le Braz Joseph de Laâge Olivier Guillaume Loïc Prian Nicolas Moreau, 98 mins   In Sophie Letourneur’s Énorme (2019), we are presented with a man and a woman who are having a baby; potentially the most cultural familiar relationship in its actualisation of successful heteronormativity. Sophie Letourneur. Pregnancy at the absolute worst. One senses, behind the jarring mixture of comedy, semi-documentary and sentimentality, that Enormous is trying to address important issues such as the desire for a child (in a man). See you on March 12th for the 46th @[167621713327338:274:Académie des César] … He wants it so badly that he secretly tinkers with Claire’s contraceptive pills until she becomes pregnant; it should be added that the idea comes from his mother, presented as both a loving Jewish mother and a hostile mother-in-law – the film clearly does not mind stereotypes. With uproarious humor and documentary segments shot in hospitals, this irreverent comedy subverts gender roles and breaks taboos around pregnancy. Synopsis. Quand une histoire d’enfant dans le dos regarde de face des questions qui dérangent (sur le genre, le corps des femmes, le couple), c’est forcément énorme. Énorme. His urges to have a baby make him go through a criminal path, although it is always full of comedy (the one I do not enjoy). Currently unavailable Yet, despite the couple being played by two actors with strong comic credentials, not only do the jokes fall flat but the reactionary premise of the film soon emerges under the pretence of a ‘feminist’ role-reversal. + Add or change photo on IMDbPro ». Then followed Manue Bolonaise and Roc et Canyon, two medium-length films whose fame (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Rencontres de Brive, Festival Côté Court de Pantin) allowed her to make his first feature film La Vie au ranch (Rotterdam Festival 2010). It is probably not supposed to be funny, although everything points to humour, and rather as an hyperbole of the tension of being pregnant, and also of married life. The extremely gifted and painfully shy pianist Claire Girard (Marina Foïs) was just done performing. The couple is pretty disfunctional as the smiling and silly husband takes over the life of the genious but passive wife.