Céline

Summary At 22, Céline receives several shocks: her father dies and she learns she was adopted; she rejects her inheritance, so her fiancé jilts her. She's suicidal. A nurse sees her weeping in public and takes her home. Her mother hires the nurse, Geneviève, to care for Céline; Geneviève imposes the same work and meditation regime she herself used to recover from similar depression two years before. The film plays out the resulting dynamics: Céline has mystical success in meditation, and neighbor children discover she has healing powers. Yet life remains painful. Meanwhile, the friendship is now the center of Geneviève's life. When Céline leaves, Geneviève must cope anew with loss. View more details

Céline

Directed : Jean-Claude Brisseau

Written : Jean-Claude Brisseau

Stars : Isabelle Pasco Danièle Lebrun María Luisa García Daniel Tarrare

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Mar 31, 1992

Countries of origin : France

Language : French

Filming locations : France

Production companies : Gaumont Canal+ La Sorcière Rouge

Summary At 22, Céline receives several shocks: her father dies and she learns she was adopted; she rejects her inheritance, so her fiancé jilts her. She's suicidal. A nurse sees her weeping in public and takes her home. Her mother hires the nurse, Geneviève, to care for Céline; Geneviève imposes the same work and meditation regime she herself used to recover from similar depression two years before. The film plays out the resulting dynamics: Céline has mystical success in meditation, and neighbor children discover she has healing powers. Yet life remains painful. Meanwhile, the friendship is now the center of Geneviève's life. When Céline leaves, Geneviève must cope anew with loss. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Mar 31, 1992

Countries of origin : France

Language : French

Filming locations : France

Production companies : Gaumont Canal+ La Sorcière Rouge

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Loyal Lives

Loyal Lives

The widow Brady daily pleads with Daniel O'Brien, a letter carrier, for a letter from her son who ran away. Taking pity on her, O'Brien writes a series of letters to her himself. Michael O'Hara, a fellow worker, proposes to Daniel that they quit the mail service and start a mail order business with their savings. Mary O'Brien tells Michael that they are going to spend their savings to educate their son, Terrence, and Daniel refuses to leave the service. Daniel finds a baby girl on his doorstep and in spite of their poverty the O'Briens decide to keep her. Seventeen years later, Michael O'Hara is a mail order king and Daniel O'Brien, retired from the service on account of physical disability, is unable to find work. His pension is so small that he is forced to mortgage his home. O'Hara helps him when he can no longer meet his payments. Peggy, the O'Briens' adopted daughter, and Tom O'Hara are secretly married because Mrs. O'Hara will not hear of the match. Widow Brady's son, a mail thief, returns and takes a room with the O'Briens. Before he leaves he puts a bill in the teapot. O'Brien gives the bill to O'Hara as a part payment of his debt. The bill is marked and O'Brien is arrested for robbing the mails, but Tom goes bail for him. Brady and his pal attempt to rob the mail train on which Terrence is clerk. Terrence dives off the train into the river with the mail bag. After a struggle with the bandit Terrence manages to get ashore but he cannot get to the nearest farm until the next day. Daniel O'Brien, upon hearing that Terrence is suspected of robbing the mails goes to his old friend, the night clerk of the post office, for comfort. He finds robbers looting the safe and fights them. Terrence, who has brought the mail back in the farmer's car, comes to his father's aid. One of the thieves proves to be Brady who confesses. O'Brien receives the personal thanks of Postmaster General New and the O'Haras give their approval to the marriage of Tom and Peggy.

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