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Running Time
154
min
MPAA rating
Unrated
Release Date
Aug 24, 2012
Little White Lies (Les petits mouchoirs)
The film follows a close-knit group of friends whose bonds are tested and strengthened over a summer holiday. Guillaume Canet weaves a joyous and heartfelt ensemble film out of the dilemmas of eight thirty and forty-something close friends as they vacation together in the summer beach house of uptight restaurateur Max. Starting out light and carefree, tensions begin to fill the air when Ludo is clinging to life following a motorcycle accident, and Max is grappling with unwanted affections from Vincent,… Show more
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Of the two French films opening in the Boston area today — “Beloved” is the other — “Little White Lies” is the less ambitious, more watchable, and ultimately more annoying. Comparisons have been made to “The Big Chill,” and the new film’s inexplicable soundtrack of American classic-rock chestnuts makes such a comparison unavoidable. But writer-director Guillaume Canet is less interested in nostalgic baby boomer bonding than skewering his Parisian yuppies on a barbecue spit and letting them roast in the sun.
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