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Making Plans for Lena

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A woman with two kids soldiers on after a breakup, but she cannot avoid her family's mission to make her happy.

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Making Plans for Lena

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Stephen Holden New York Times 08/20/2010
3/5
Makes you understand these spiky relationships in a visceral way. Even minor characters, with their strengths and faults and fits of irrationality, emerge as complicated, three-dimensional beings. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 08/19/2010
Chiara Mastroianni's performance is the only saving grace of this tedious family drama. Go to Full Review
David Fear Time Out 08/18/2010
3/5
Christophe Honor's character study is one monolithic mash note for Chiara Mastroianni. Go to Full Review
Dustin Chang Floating World 03/21/2021
Chiara Mastroianni is nothing short of a revelation as a discombobulated mom of two, dealing with well meaning but nosy parents, sibling rivalry and her estranged husband whom she can't ever get over. Go to Full Review
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Claudio C @Claudio666 1d Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser / Making Plans for Lena (2009) A Complicated Woman (12,606 – 04 Aug 2026 – Claudio Carvalho) In Paris, Léna (Chiara Mastroianni) is a divorced woman that raises her two children. When she travels to Britanny to spend the weekend with her parents and siblings, her controlling mother invites her ex-husband Nigel (Jean-Marc Barr) to stay with them believing it will be good for Léna. Her dysfunctional family criticizes the unsecure Léna and interferes with her life. "Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser", a.k.a. "Making Plans for Lena" (2009), is a tiresome film about a complicated woman. Lena’s attitude is exaggerated and many families expects to help a daughter or a son, and this is the case of Léna’s mother, trying the best for her children. My vote is five. Title (Brazil): "Não Minha Filha, Você Não Irá Dançar" ("No My Daughter, Ypu Will not Dance") See more 04/09/2015 Perhaps a difficult film, but one that is worth the watch. I could not decide if I detested or felt empathy for the title character -- which is one of the reasons this film has a bit of magic within it. See more 05/21/2012 I did not lose hope until the very last minute, that there would be an interesting twist in the plot. And then I did lose hope. :-( See more 01/24/2012 Chiara attendra Les Biens Aimà (C)s pour un vrai joli premier rôle. See more 11/01/2010 Chiara Mastroianni (...) See more 09/18/2010 A step down for Honore, but still rather great. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman with two kids soldiers on after a breakup, but she cannot avoid her family's mission to make her happy.
Director
Christophe Honoré
Producer
Pascal Caucheteux
Screenwriter
Christophe Honoré, Geneviève Brisac
Production Co
France 3 Cinéma, Le Pacte, Why Not Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2015
Runtime
1h 45m
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