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Presents
AVENUE MONTAIGNE
A Film By Daniele Thompson
* France's Official Entry Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar, 2006 *
RELEASE DATE: February 16, 2007
RUNNING TIME: 106 minutes
RATING: Not Yet Rated by the MPAA
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AVENUE MONTAIGNE
A FILM BY DANIELE THOMPSON
AVENUE MONTAIGNE tells the story of Jessica (Cecile de France) a beautiful and spirited young woman from the provinces who comes to Paris to experience life in its infinite variety. She talks her way into a job waiting tables at a chic bistro on fabled Avenue Montaigne, the city's nexus for art, music, theater and fashion.
Jessica's customers include a popular TV actress (Valerie Lemercier) who is courting a major Hollywood director (Sydney Pollack) for her first serious film role; a wealthy art collector (Claude Brasseur) who is about to liquidate a lifetime's worth of treasures at auction, and his estranged son, Frederic (Christopher Thompson); and an illustrious classical pianist (Albert Dupontel) who is at odds with his manager/wife (Laura Morante) as to where his career is headed. Precisely because Jessica doesn't know how celebrated these people are, she is not intimidated by them. Her guileless engagement in their lives has a transforming effect on them - and ultimately on her.
