Pauline & Paulette /
Pauline and Paulette is a delightfully bittersweet story of four elderly sisters and their relationship with each other. For Pauline (Belgium's national treasure, Dora van der Groen), life is simple. She lives with Martha (Julienne De Bruyn), the eldest of her four sisters, in a small town betw...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Language Notes: | In Dutch and some French. |
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[New York, New York] :
Sony Pictures Classics,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Pauline and Paulette is a delightfully bittersweet story of four elderly sisters and their relationship with each other. For Pauline (Belgium's national treasure, Dora van der Groen), life is simple. She lives with Martha (Julienne De Bruyn), the eldest of her four sisters, in a small town between Brussels and the seacoast. Martha loves Pauline, and cares for her day in and day out. Pauline has a love for flowers and enjoys running errands in town for her sister Paulette (Ann Petersen) - her idol. Paulette owns a fabric store in town, but her passion is performing at the opera house. When Martha suddenly dies, everyone's world is turned upside down. Neither Paulette or their younger sister Cecile (Rosemarie Bergmans), who lives in Brussels with her French boyfriend (Idwig Stephane), feel their lives can include the responsibility of caring for their simple minded sister. While both are in agreement to commit Pauline to a nursing home, Martha ultimately dictates the final word, stipulating in her will that all her worldly possessions would go to the three surviving sisters on the condition that one of them care for Pauline. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed December 08, 2016). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (78 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:18:12 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2001 AFI Fest, Grand Jury Prize Won 2001 Cairo International Film Festival, Golden Pyramid Won 2001 Cannes Film Festival, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention Won 2002 Flaiano Film Festival, Best Actress Won 2002 Flaiano Film Festival, Best Costume Design Won 2001 Gardanne Film Festival, Audience Award Won 2001 Joseph Plateau Awards, Box Office Award Won 2001 Joseph Plateau Awards, Best Belgian Film Won 2001 Joseph Plateau Awards, Best Belgian Director Won 2001 Joseph Plateau Awards, Best Belgian Screenplay Won 2001 Joseph Plateau Awards, Best Belgian Actress Nominated 2001 Joseph Plateau Awards, Best Belgian Actress Nominated 2001 World Soundtrack Awards, Best Original Score of the Year Not Released on an Album |