''Ariane's Thread'' (french: Au fil d'Ariane) is a 2014 French

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

Robert Guédiguian Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Life and career Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armen ...

and written by Guédiguian and Serge Valletti.

Cast

Ariane Ascaride Ariane Ascaride (born 10 October 1954) is a French actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in films such as '' Marius et Jeannette'' (''Marius and Jeannette''), ''Ma vraie vie à Rouen'' (''The True Story of My Life in Rouen''; USA, ''My Life ...

as Ariane *

Jacques Boudet Jacques Boudet (born 29 December 1939) is a French stage and screen actor. He had great success in the 1980s with his appearance in '' Exercises in Style'', and is featured in the film '' The Names of Love'' (2010). In cinema, he frequently a ...

as Jack *

Jean-Pierre Darroussin Jean-Pierre Darroussin (born 4 December 1953) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was born in Courbevoie, France. Theater Filmography Actor *1992: ''Riens du tout'' (directed by Cédric Klapisch starring Fabrice Luchini, Daniel Berlioux) ...

as Taxi Driver / Stage Director *

Anaïs Demoustier Anaïs Demoustier (; born Anaïs Aude Marie Michèle Demoustier; 29 September 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 2000. Personal life During the filming of '' Marguerite & Julien'', Demoustier began dating ...

as Martine / Actress *

Youssouf Djaoro Youssouf Djaoro (born 28 March 1963) is a Chadian film actor. He made his debut by appearing in the film ''Daresalam'' in 2000 in which he played the character of Tom. It was directed by the critically acclaimed Issa Serge Coelo and was the firs ...

as Night Watchman * Adrien Jolivet as Raphaël * Gérard Meylan as Denis *

Lola Naymark Lola Naymark (born 5 April 1987) is a French film and television actress, writer and director.Pallister & Hottell p.45 In 2005 she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in ''A Common Thread'' but lost to Sara ...

as Lola *

Judith Magre Judith Magre (born 20 November 1926) is a French actress, born in Montier-en-Der, Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture i ...

as The Turtle (voice)

Reception

Ronnie Scheib of ''Variety'' had this to say: "While 'Ariane’s Thread' evokes the poetic realism of the 1930s French populist cinema of Feydeau, Prevert, Vigo and early Renoir, it does so less in terms of an organic visual style and more in terms of its expression of a shared ethos." Jerome Cabanel, writing for ''The Hollywood Reporter'', considered "Yet while there aren’t too many rewards offered at the end of the maze [], there’s something pleasurable in soaking in the warm atmosphere and touching characters, with the director’s trusty cast indulging in a series of easygoing conversations and playful bickering []."

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* 2014 films 2010s French-language films French fantasy comedy-drama films 2010s fantasy comedy-drama films Films directed by Robert Guédiguian Films set in Marseille 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub