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Nov 12, 2008 · With Léora Barbara, Mélissa Rodriguès, Laëtitia Guerard, Karole Rocher. Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents' bar.
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- Drama
- Sylvie Verheyde
- 2008-11-12
Plot. The film chronicles the daily life of an 11 year old Parisien girl: her unhappily married parents running a lively working class bar; their infidelity and alcoholism; engaging with the rough and sometime violent clientele; her smart school where she does not do well and is bullied; being left for the holidays with her grandmother and aunt ...
Stella (2008) directed by Sylvie Verheyde • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 2008. Directed by Sylvie Verheyde. Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents’ bar. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres.
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- Les Films du Veyrier
- Sylvie Verheyde
Synopsis. Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents' bar. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Léora Barbara. Stella. Mélissa Rodriguès. Gladys. Laëtitia Guerard. Geneviève.
- 103 min
May 22, 2009 · Play Trailer. Overview. Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents' bar. Sylvie Verheyde. Director, Screenplay. Paris, 1977.
A street-smart girl is given a crash course in how the other half lives in this bittersweet comedy from writer and director Sylvie Verheyde. Eleven year old Stella (Leora Barbara) is the daughter of Roselyne (Karole Rocher), a currently single mother who runs a tavern in a working-class neighborhood in Paris.
Stella opened November 12, 2008 in Paris to excellent reviews. There's not much you can say against this film, though some thought the screenplay ought to have been less episodic. Shown as part of the Rendez-Vous at Lincoln Center March 2009. No US distributor, but this is highly recommended. 103 minutes.
