Mon Amie Victoria

Mon Amie Victoria
Directed by	Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Written by	Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Based on	Doris Lessing's story
Starring	Guslagie Malanda Nadia Moussa Catherine Mouchet Pascal Greggory
Edited by	Louise Narboni
Release dates	9 October 2014 (Festival du Film Francophone de Namur) 31 December 2014
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France Belgium
Language	French

Mon Amie Victoria is a French/Belgian film, directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, released in December 2014. It stars Guslagie Malanda, Nadia Moussa, Catherine Mouchet, Pascal Greggory and Pierre Andrau.

It is based on a Doris Lessing story Victoria and the Staveneys, and was adapted by director Jean-Paul Civeyrac for the screen.^{[1] [2]}

Story

Victoria, a black girl from a modest background, has never forgotten the night she spent at the house of a bourgeois family in Paris, at the home of Thomas, a school-friend who had once brought her back with him. Years later, their paths re-cross. From a brief liaison, a daughter, Marie, is born. But Victoria leaves it another seven years before revealing the child's existence to Thomas and his family. They suggest she bring the child regularly to their home. Bit by bit, Victoria measures the consequences of this.

Reception

Hollywood Reporter called it 'a touching if not quite gripping portrait of race and family - this well-acted and intimate affair lacks the narrative drive to push it far beyond French borders, but it's worth a look.'^[3]

References

1. filmsdulosange.fr films du losange
2. cineuropa cieuropa
3. hollywood reporter 6 January 2015, Hollywood reporter

External links

• Mon Amie Victoria at the Internet Movie Database
• Mon Amie Victoria