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‘La Poupée’ Review: Strong Performances, Safe Choices in Sophie Beaulieu’s Debut

The surreal romcom premise frames a look at male loneliness alongside female emancipation.

Overview

  • Regional daily La Provence publishes a review that rates the French comedy La Poupée at 3 out of 5.
  • The film is Sophie Beaulieu’s first feature and runs 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  • Vincent Macaigne, Zoé Marchal and Cécile de France star in a story about a man whose life-size doll comes to life.
  • The critic says the film leans on familiar romantic-comedy beats and avoids bolder choices.
  • The review praises the leads and notes themes of male isolation, female emancipation, and a portrait of life in rural France.