Suzanne (2013 film)

2013 film

Suzanne

Film poster

Directed by| Katell Quillévéré
Written by| Mariette Désert
Katell Quillévéré
Produced by| Gaëtan David
Bruno Levy
André Logie
Starring| Sara Forestier
François Damiens
Adèle Haenel
Paul Hamy
Cinematography| Tom Harari
Edited by| Thomas Marchand
Music by| Verity Susman
Distributed by| Mars Distribution

Release dates

* 16 May 2013 (2013-05-16) (Cannes)
* 18 December 2013 (2013-12-18) (France)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Country| France
Language| French
Budget| $4.4 million[1]
Box office| $2.4 million[2]

Suzanne is a 2013 French drama film directed by Katell Quillévéré.[3] In January 2014 the film received five nominations at the 39th César Awards,[4] with Adèle Haenel winning the award for Best Supporting Actress.[5]

## Plot

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Following the death of her mother, Suzanne and her younger sister are raised by their father alone. At the age of 17, Suzanne becomes the mother of a son. Her father and her sister support the both of them. Suzanne then falls in love with a gangster named Julien, abandoning her family to follow Julien to Marseille, and eventually ending up in prison. Upon her release, she finds her son Charlie living in a foster family. Trying to put her life together, Suzanne nevertheless falls into old habits when Julien finds her on a bus and persuades her to leave for Morocco with him. Once again abandoning her family, Suzanne has a second child. Returning home she goes to visit her mother's grave and discovers that during her absence her sister Maria has died. Crossing the border back to Morocco, Suzanne, in a fit of grief confesses that she is travelling on a false passport. In prison Suzanne is visited by her father, teenage son and toddler daughter and watches as her son and daughter play together.

## Cast

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* Sara Forestier as Suzanne Merevsky
* François Damiens as Nicolas Merevsky
* Adèle Haenel as Maria Merevsky
* Paul Hamy as Julien
* Anne Le Ny as Madame Danvers
* Lola Dueñas as Irène
* Corinne Masiero as Éliane

## Reception

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Suzanne has a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes[6] and a 75/100 on Metacritic.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Suzanne (2013) - JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. ^ "Suzanne". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. ^ "Suzanne". unifrance.org. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
4. ^ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
5. ^ "France's Cesar Awards: Me, Myself and Mum Wins Best Film". Hollywood Reporter. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
6. ^ "Suzanne (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
7. ^ "Suzanne Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suzanne (2013 film).

* Suzanne at IMDb
* Press kit (en)

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Films directed by Katell Quillévéré

* Love Like Poison (2010)
* Suzanne (2013)
* Heal the Living (2016)
* Along Came Love (2023)

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