Russian Dolls (2005)

aka: Les Poupées Russes

Foreign / Comedy / Romance

2 hrs. 08 min.

French director Cédric Klapisch's sequel to his 2002 youth comedy L'Auberge Espagnole, starring Audrey Tautou.

Not Rated

Directed by: Cedric Klapisch

Starring: Romain Duris, Cecile De France, Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly, Kevin Bishop

Theatrical Release Date: 5/10/2006

Release Type: NY

U.S. Box Office: $323,331

Video/DVD Release Date: 9/26/2006

Distributor: IFC Films

Country: France / UK

Language: English / Russian / French / Spanish / Italian

Offsite: IMDB | Official Site

CRITIC	RATING	QUOTE
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington	6	...like many movie follow-ups, it falls short of the original, though not for want of trying.
New York Post Kyle Smith	9	...a delightful mini-trip to Europe.
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh	7	Klapisch's use of split screens, fragmented images and nouvelle vague-ish editing would be annoying if it weren't so in keeping with the youthful exuberance his characters haven't quite lost, and his faith in love is tempered by a clear-eyed understanding of just how much it demands of lovers.
Slant Magazine Nick Schager	4	...an insistently cute follow-up to his [Klapisch's] U.N.-flavored coming-of-age comedy L'Auberge Espagnole...
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman	10	...a terrific French drama of romantic indolence...
New York Times Stephen Holden	6	...has not much on its mind beyond updating the lives of characters some of us already know.
Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano	7	Charming and antic...
LA Weekly Ella Taylor	7	Precisely observed, charming and -- for better and worse -- light as air...
Village Voice Bill Gallo	8	Those who loved the original Auberge will likely be eager to book rooms once again.
Onion AV Club Noel Murray	7	He [Klapisch] loses the plot some in movie number two, but these characters are still rich, and their potential growth still compelling. Here's hoping we meet them again in another five years.

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ALL AVERAGE CRITIC RATING	7.1
AVERAGE USER RATING (1 rating)	9.0

USER REVIEWS:

madmitch 9

I loved the first film and this one is just as good. The characters are fantastic, likeable, Xavier is great, the women are beautiful. You'll want to see L'Auberge Espagnole before you see this one so you have a better sense of who the people are. Well worth seeing.