Party Girl (2014)

Party Girl (2014)
Directors: Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis
Cast: Angélique Litzenburger, Joseph Bour, Mario Theis, Samuel Theis
Tickets: $65 from HK Ticketing
More info: France 2014 95min

Not the chick flic the title suggests, but a truly moving real-life exploration of a 60ish working class French cabaret woman in northeast France who decides to settle down with a miner client. This is not the hardscrabble fictional world of the Dardennes either: director Samuel Theis, working with two friends from film school, instead scrutinizes the events of his own life, bringing his mother, Angélique Litzenburger, and his family, providing reflections and insights for family and audience alike. Camera d’Or Winner, Cannes Film Festival.