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  • Avenue Montaigne
  • Opened February 16, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 46 min.
  • PG-13
    some strong language and brief sexuality
  • Jessica, a young woman from the French provinces, arrives in Paris and takes a job as a waitress at a bistro located amid a theater, concert hall and auction house. From this vantage point, she observes the lives of her famous and not-so-famous Read More
  • Cast: Cécile De France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Claude Brasseur, Dani
  • Director: Danièle Thompson
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy

Avenue Montaigne Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Avenue Montaigne

    This is a charming movie--in every sense of the word. I went once with a friend (same opinion) and once with my 92 year old Dad, who studied French a long time ago, and thorougly enjoyed the movie--he is very discriminating. The movie also includes the arts, as well as a lovely view of Paris, as its venue--a concert pianist, an art collector and his son, an actress, and a young French girl who gets to meet them all because of her charm. This is a must go if you want an entertaining, extremely well acted, meaning driven comedy.

  • No

    Sleepy In DC

    Knowing that I am missing a critical movie gene, once again, I find myself at odds with the critics and reviewers who found this piece charming, delightful, etc. Indeed, my companions left feeling they wanted to go immediately to Paris! I wanted to go immediately to bed. And, had I been watching this on DVD or even alone, I would have left after about10 minutes. i Described as a comedy,drama, ensemble film, showbiz comedy, it should have been a tip off that the film never decided what it was. Perhaps fantasy,Nothing in the film rang any other note. We do have too many reality shows, but this fantasy was too confusing for words. The young woman, Jessica, gave a charming performance and I would hope to see her in something else. You could live well and happily without ever seeing this, certainly wait until it is out on DVD when watching it already for bed might help.

  • Must Go!

    Fantastique

    I went with my French husband and he loved the movie. He said the sweetness showed toward the grandmother in this movie brought back memories of his beloved Meme Augustine. I loved it because all of the characters were well develped and they were all searching for their own answers about life. It was beautiful and the music was fantastique! Aznavour is incredible.

Avenue Montaigne Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    That the film succeeds as well as it does despite a series of coincidences that...

  • 70
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    Avenue Montaigne is a bonbon, not a bouillabaisse. But because this is finally...

  • 70
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Avenue Montaigne transforms an overwhelming metropolis into a user-friendly...

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Bookending the film is the relationship between Jessica and the grandmother who...

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