Ponette 1996

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	7.5
Imdb Votes:	3,911
Duration:	97 mins
Year:	1996
Language:	French
Genre:	Drama
Country:	France
Director:	Jacques Doillon
Writers:	Jacques Doillon, Brune Compagnon (scenario collaborator: for first draft)
Actors:	Victoire Thivisol , Delphine Schiltz , Matiaz Bureau Caton , Léopoldine Serre ,
Awards:	11 wins & 6 nominations.

Description:

A four-year-old girl must come to terms with the loss of her mother and the reality of death in this award-winning French drama. Little Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is riding in a car with her mother when they're involved in a serious accident; Ponette survives, but her mother does not. Her father (Xavier Beauvois) initially reacts with anger over his late wife's careless driving, while her Aunt Claire (Claire Nebout) tries to comfort the child by telling her about Jesus and the resurrection. However, none of this does much to reassure Ponette or clarify her confusion about the practical realities and spiritual dilemma posed by death. In time, Ponette and her cousins Matiaz (Matiaz Caton) and Delphine (Delphine Schiltz) are sent off to boarding school, where they have to resolve their confusion and loss on their own. ~Mark Deming, Rovi