Tatie Danielle

Tatie Danielle
Tatie Danielle
Directed by	Étienne Chatiliez
Written by	Florence Quentin; Étienne Chatiliez
Produced by
Starring	Tsilla Chelton
Cinematography	Philippe Welt
Edited by	Catherine Renault
Music by	Gabriel Yared; Gérard Kawczynski
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	1990;
Running time	114 min.
Country	France
Language	English / French
Box office	$16.7 million

Tatie Danielle (Auntie Danielle) is a 1990 French black comedy film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. It features Tsilla Chelton as Auntie Danielle Billard.

Tagline[]

"Vous ne la connaissez pas encore, mais elle vous déteste déjà." ("You may not know her yet, but she hates you already.)

Synopsis[]

Danielle Billard, aged 82, is a childless widow of an army colonel. She lives in a small-town home in Auxerre with her faithful housekeeper, Odile. Things are not as they appear. Danielle is mean, cruel and malicious. When Odile "accidentally" dies, Danielle divides her estate between her grand-niece and grand-nephew, Jeanne and Jean-Pierre. She then goes to live in Paris with Jean-Pierre and his family. Although the family believes her to be an agreeable elderly lady, they soon discover her true colours.

The family goes on an extended vacation leaving their aunt in the care of a young woman, Sandrine. Little does Danielle know, she has finally met her match. Through many turbulent episodes these two women develop an ostensibly mutual love-hate "respect".

Cast[]

Tsilla Chelton as Auntie Danielle Billard
Catherine Jacob as Catherine Billard
Isabelle Nanty as Sandrine Vonnier
as Odile Dombasle
Éric Prat as Jean-Pierre Billard
Karin Viard as Agathe
as Jeanne Billard
Mathieu Foulon as Jean-Marie Billard
Gary Ledoux as Jean-Christophe "Totoff" Billard
Virginie Pradal as Mrs. Lafosse
as Mrs. Ladurie
Dominique MacAvoy as Mrs. Lemoine
Bradley Harryman as Michael
Madeleine Cheminat as Mrs. Mauprivet
Nicole Chollet as Ginette Mauprivet
André Wilms as Dr. Wilms
Olivier Saladin as the butcher
Lorella Cravotta as the butcher's wife
Patrick Bouchitey as the beggar
Évelyne Didi as the lady on the bus
Frédéric Rossif as the man by the lake
Jean-Pierre Miquel as the doctor

Awards and nominations[]

Tatie Danielle was nominated for three César Awards:

1991 César Award for Best Actress nomination: Tsilla Chelton
1991 César Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination: Catherine Jacob
1991 César Award for Most Promising Actress nomination: Isabelle Nanty

References[]

^ "Auntie Danielle (1990)". UniFrance. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Tatie Danielle (1990)". . Retrieved 1990-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links[]

[1] "Auntie Danielle (1990)". UniFrance. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[2] "Tatie Danielle (1990)". . Retrieved 1990-04-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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