Films like STELLA really brighten my days! This genuine story of a 11-year-old heroine whose parents run a boisterous working-class bar, takes off when the girl enters an exclusive Paris middle school. The film subsequently tells about Stella’s everyday struggles to survive at school and at home where she finds solace with the daughter of an intellectual Argentinean Jew and some lowlife barfly. The film splendidly depicts a melancholic 1970s feel and the acting is simply wonderful. For her third feature film, Paris born director Sylvie Verheyde turned to her own childhood for inspiration and the result is a moving yet unsentimental coming-of-age drama that I can’t praise enough. Definitely a must-see!
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