Julie is a very stressed single mum of two, who lives in a village and works as head chambermaid at a 5-star hotel in Paris. Her ex is late with the child support and not answering his phone and the bank is nagging her about the mortgage and her overdraft. Her ageing childminder can't cope with her hyper-active son, especially as Julie is so often late collecting them. Both her boiler and her car keep letting her down. She is looking for a new job in the field she worked in before having kids but this involves sneaking away from work and lying about it, putting the job she has in jeopardy. France is having a general transport strike, making it almost impossible for her to get to work and back. She's haemorrhaging money -- for an interview suit for the new job, for an overnight in a hotel when she can't get home, for taxis -- and is soon having her credit card declined.. It reminded me slightly of one of those misery memoirs which were all the rage maybe 20 years ago. You start to wonder if the writer is ever going to give Julie  a break or whether he's going to chuck her under a train if one ever runs. The film is well worth seeing, though, as actor Laure Calamy carries the story magnificently, almost single handed and you keep rooting for her.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Film Reviews 2023	01/01/23 20:16:00	Susan Kelly
Corsage	01/01/23 20:17:00	Susan Kelly
Peter Von Kant	02/01/23 17:18:00	Susan Kelly
If you must start so early….	02/01/23 18:36:00	Sara Nathan
Re:If you must start so early….	03/01/23 16:56:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:If you must start so early….	03/01/23 22:25:00	Sara Nathan
Re:A Man Called Otto	07/01/23 12:46:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:A Man Called Otto	26/01/23 16:59:00	Susan Kelly
Till	08/01/23 16:36:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Till	08/01/23 18:12:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Till	08/01/23 21:48:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Till	08/01/23 22:26:00	Sara Nathan
The Menu	13/01/23 18:53:00	Joe Conneely
Empire of Light	15/01/23 16:58:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Tar	20/01/23 20:13:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Tar	21/01/23 09:05:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Re:Tar	31/01/23 18:54:00	Susan Kelly
Alice, Darling	26/01/23 22:52:00	Sara Nathan
The Fabelmans	29/01/23 17:08:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Fabelmans	29/01/23 18:04:00	Joe Conneely
Re: The Whale	04/02/23 15:56:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re: The Whale	04/02/23 18:16:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Re: The Whale	07/02/23 20:26:00	Susan Kelly
Knock at the Cabin	04/02/23 17:26:00	Susan Kelly
All the Beauty & the Bloodshed	10/02/23 21:51:00	Joe Conneely
Re:All the Beauty & the Bloodshed	03/03/23 09:33:00	Sara Nathan
Blue Jean	14/02/23 16:32:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Blue Jean	15/02/23 07:54:00	Sara Nathan
Alice, darling	15/02/23 07:57:00	Sara Nathan
Women Talking	18/02/23 13:40:00	Joe Conneely
The Son	18/02/23 16:35:00	Susan Kelly
Saint Omer	19/02/23 15:11:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Saint Omer	21/02/23 16:52:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Saint Omer	22/02/23 08:12:00	Susan Kelly
Broker	26/02/23 15:11:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Broker	01/03/23 20:33:00	Joe Conneely
Joyland	28/02/23 17:33:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Joyland	17/03/23 08:56:00	Sara Nathan
Close	03/03/23 18:56:00	Susan Kelly
Alice, Darling	05/03/23 13:38:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Alice, Darling	05/03/23 22:08:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Alice, Darling	06/03/23 07:50:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Alice, Darling	11/03/23 14:20:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Re:Alice, Darling	11/03/23 19:32:00	Susan Kelly
What’s love got to do with it?	05/03/23 22:22:00	Sara Nathan
Re:What’s love got to do with it?	07/03/23 17:17:00	Susan Kelly
Rye Lane	18/03/23 16:44:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Rye Lane	19/03/23 09:54:00	James Lewis
Re:Re:Rye Lane	20/03/23 22:04:00	Sara Nathan
Allelujah	20/03/23 18:39:00	Lorna Dodd
Re:Allelujah	21/03/23 08:22:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Allelujah	03/04/23 19:30:00	Sara Nathan
Lunana: a Yak in the classroom  (subtitled from a language I’ve never heard of)	26/03/23 18:03:00	Sara Nathan
The Beasts	27/03/23 19:32:00	Joe Conneely
John Wick - Chapter 4	02/04/23 13:22:00	Joe Conneely
Re:The Beasts (Spanish and French with subtitles)	03/04/23 23:04:00	Sara Nathan
Re:The Beasts	04/04/23 15:34:00	Susan Kelly
God's Children	03/04/23 15:56:00	Susan Kelly
Re:God's Children	03/04/23 19:28:00	Sara Nathan
The Night of the 12th	09/04/23 15:10:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Night of the 12th	19/04/23 19:36:00	Joe Conneely
Air	11/04/23 06:52:00	Sara Nathan
One Fine Day (French with sub-titles)	12/04/23 20:58:00	Sara Nathan
The Last Witness	16/04/23 19:23:00	Joe Conneely
Re:The Last Witness	17/04/23 07:25:00	Susan Kelly
One Fine Morning	20/04/23 14:26:00	Susan Kelly
Cairo Conspiracy/Boy from Heaven (Arabic with subtitles)	20/04/23 23:30:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Cairo Conspiracy/Boy from Heaven (Arabic with subtitles)	27/04/23 15:33:00	Susan Kelly
The Three Musketeers: D'artagnan	25/04/23 19:21:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Three Musketeers: D'artagnan (French with sun-titles)	25/04/23 20:33:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:The Three Musketeers: D'artagnan (French with sun-titles)	26/04/23 08:06:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Re:The Three Musketeers: D'artagnan (French with sun-titles)	26/04/23 10:19:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:The Three Musketeers: D'artagnan (French with sun-titles)	30/04/23 14:58:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Re:The Three Musketeers: D'artagnan (French with sun-titles)	30/04/23 18:02:00	Norman Redfern
Polite Society	28/04/23 16:28:00	Susan Kelly
Re:How to Blow Up a Pipeline	29/04/23 12:20:00	Joe Conneely
Polite Society	29/04/23 19:50:00	Sara Nathan
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry	30/04/23 14:09:00	Susan Kelly
Coup '53	30/04/23 14:50:00	Joe Conneely
Vermeer: Exhibitions on Screen	08/05/23 22:33:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Vermeer: Exhibitions on Screen	09/05/23 07:21:00	Susan Kelly
Return to Seoul	12/05/23 17:03:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Return to Seoul	17/05/23 09:57:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Re:Return to Seoul	17/05/23 21:39:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Return to Seoul	22/12/23 23:17:00	Sara Nathan
The eight mountains (Italian with subtitles)	13/05/23 23:38:00	Sara Nathan
Re:The eight mountains (Italian with subtitles)	15/05/23 16:53:00	Susan Kelly
The Blue Caftan	15/05/23 16:52:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Blue Caftan (Arabic with sub-titles)	21/05/23 07:18:00	Sara Nathan
Plan 75	16/05/23 16:00:00	Susan Kelly
Guardians of the Galaxy 3	18/05/23 09:39:00	Mark Evans
Re:Guardians of the Galaxy 3	18/05/23 17:40:00	Rosco White
Master Gardener	01/06/23 15:49:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Master Gardener	02/06/23 07:15:00	Susan Kelly
Chevalier	13/06/23 18:01:00	Susan Kelly
Full Time	20/06/23 14:54:00	Susan Kelly
No Hard Feelings	22/06/23 14:29:00	Susan Kelly
Pretty Red Dress	24/06/23 15:39:00	Susan Kelly
Asteroid City	25/06/23 12:24:00	Susan Kelly
The Last Rider	28/06/23 19:12:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Asteroid City	03/07/23 13:01:00	Adam Kimmel
Re:Asteroid City	01/08/23 20:35:00	Sara Nathan
Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny	29/06/23 07:12:00	Susan Kelly
Mother and Son	04/07/23 18:15:00	Joe Conneely
Name Me Lawand	09/07/23 18:16:00	Joe Conneely
La Syndicaliste	15/07/23 21:06:00	Joe Conneely
Oppenheimer	22/07/23 18:52:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Oppenheimer	23/07/23 15:34:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Oppenheimer	12/01/24 17:00:00	Sara Nathan
Barbie	01/08/23 20:32:00	Sara Nathan
L'Immensita	06/08/23 13:22:00	Susan Kelly
Afire	20/08/23 13:45:00	Susan Kelly
Scrapper	25/08/23 14:47:00	Joe Conneely
The Innocent	26/08/23 19:57:00	Joe Conneely
Re:The Innocent	30/08/23 20:32:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Scrapper	27/08/23 14:35:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Scrapper	23/12/23 16:35:00	Sara Nathan
Past Lives	03/09/23 13:14:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Past Lives	07/09/23 14:29:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Past Lives	08/09/23 09:57:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Past Lives	10/10/23 14:58:00	Alastair Banton
Re:Re:Re:Re:Past Lives	03/12/23 23:18:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Past Lives	22/12/23 07:15:00	Alastair Banton
Re:Past Lives	16/01/24 10:06:00	Adam Kimmel
Passages	05/09/23 15:27:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Passages	06/01/24 22:40:00	Sara Nathan
Theater Camp	10/09/23 11:39:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Theater Camp	11/11/23 10:34:00	Sara Nathan
A Haunting in Venice	17/09/23 15:32:00	Susan Kelly
The Lesson	26/09/23 17:58:00	Susan Kelly
The Old Oak	30/09/23 12:29:00	Joe Conneely
Re:The Old Oak	03/10/23 19:39:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:The Old Oak	25/12/23 22:58:00	Sara Nathan
Re:The Lesson	16/11/23 23:50:00	Sara Nathan
Housekeeping for beginners (Macedonian/Roma with subtitles)	08/10/23 09:35:00	Sara Nathan
Fallen Leaves (Finnish with sub-titles)	08/10/23 12:31:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Fallen Leaves (Finnish with sub-titles)	08/10/23 15:33:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Fallen Leaves (Finnish with sub-titles)	08/10/23 20:28:00	Sara Nathan
The Creator	10/10/23 15:08:00	Susan Kelly
Priscilla	11/10/23 08:17:00	Sara Nathan
The Great Escaper	11/10/23 15:50:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Great Escaper	14/12/23 16:40:00	Keith Iddon
Re:The Great Escaper	24/12/23 22:16:00	Sara Nathan
One Life	13/10/23 22:19:00	Sara Nathan
Killers of the Flower Moon	21/10/23 13:20:00	Joe Conneely
The Pigeon Tunnel	22/10/23 17:55:00	Joe Conneely
Maestro	26/10/23 17:46:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Maestro	02/12/23 17:48:00	Susan Kelly
The taste of Things (French with subtitles)	26/10/23 17:53:00	Sara Nathan
Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret	26/10/23 22:55:00	Sara Nathan
All of us Strangers	26/10/23 23:02:00	Sara Nathan
American Fiction	29/10/23 18:15:00	Sara Nathan
Saltburn	30/10/23 21:53:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Saltburn	12/11/23 14:47:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Saltburn	30/11/23 13:37:00	Joe Conneely
The teachers’ lounge (German with subtitles	04/11/23 14:30:00	Sara Nathan
Earth Mama	04/11/23 14:33:00	Sara Nathan
Fingernails	05/11/23 21:46:00	Sara Nathan
How to have Sex	07/11/23 21:48:00	Sara Nathan
Re:How to have Sex	08/11/23 17:06:00	Susan Kelly
May December	07/11/23 21:59:00	Sara Nathan
Re:May December	24/11/23 13:55:00	Susan Kelly
Re:May December	10/12/23 17:44:00	Susan Kelly
Anatomy of a Fall	10/11/23 17:31:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Anatomy of a Fall (English and French - partly subtitles)	14/11/23 22:02:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Anatomy of a Fall (English and French - partly subtitles)	15/11/23 08:36:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Anatomy of a Fall (English and French - partly subtitles)	09/12/23 17:31:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Anatomy of a Fall (English and French - partly subtitles)	16/01/24 09:33:00	Adam Kimmel
The Zone of Interest (German/ a little Polish with sun-titles)	12/11/23 18:12:00	Sara Nathan
The Killer	12/11/23 20:04:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Killer	09/12/23 17:13:00	Joe Conneely
Dance First	14/11/23 16:35:00	Susan Kelly
Dream Scenario	15/11/23 19:38:00	Susan Kelly
Poor Things	25/11/23 00:18:00	Sara Nathan
Rudy	25/11/23 00:24:00	Sara Nathan
Napoleon	26/11/23 15:03:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Napoleon. PS	26/11/23 17:29:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Napoleon. PS	09/12/23 17:47:00	Joe Conneely
Dumb Money	30/11/23 00:06:00	Sara Nathan
The Holdovers	02/12/23 17:55:00	Sara Nathan
Re:The Holdovers	02/12/23 19:15:00	Norman Redfern
The Peasants (Polish with subtitles)	09/12/23 00:28:00	Sara Nathan
Wish.	10/12/23 19:10:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Wish.	11/12/23 09:41:00	Lorna Dodd
Killers of the Flower Moon.	12/12/23 00:25:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Killers of the Flower Moon.	13/12/23 09:16:00	Joe Conneely
Shoshana (mostly English but Hebrew/Russian/Arabic with subtitles)	13/12/23 00:22:00	Sara Nathan
The Three Musketeers: Milady	15/12/23 19:23:00	Susan Kelly
Fallen Leaves	15/12/23 22:29:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Fallen Leaves	19/12/23 16:03:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Fallen Leaves	19/12/23 23:30:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:Fallen Leaves	20/12/23 12:09:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Re:Fallen Leaves	20/12/23 16:22:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Re:Fallen Leaves	20/12/23 16:23:00	Susan Kelly
Perfect Days (Japanese with sub-titles)	19/12/23 23:39:00	Sara Nathan
Memory	19/12/23 23:51:00	Sara Nathan
NYAD	22/12/23 23:22:00	Sara Nathan
Wonka	22/12/23 23:28:00	Sara Nathan
Little English (Punjabi/English with subtitles)	23/12/23 19:28:00	Sara Nathan
Femme	24/12/23 17:18:00	Sara Nathan
Flora and son	25/12/23 23:03:00	Sara Nathan
Eileen	26/12/23 17:59:00	Sara Nathan
Mother and son (French with sub-titles)	26/12/23 18:04:00	Sara Nathan
Io Capitano (bit of everything and subtitles)	26/12/23 22:03:00	Sara Nathan
Leaving to Remain (Czech and English with subtitles)	27/12/23 17:55:00	Sara Nathan
Golda (mostly English but some Hebrew with subtitles)	27/12/23 22:53:00	Sara Nathan
Pretty Red Dress	27/12/23 22:58:00	Sara Nathan
The Promised Land (Danish with subtitles)	28/12/23 23:06:00	Sara Nathan
The Royal Hotel	29/12/23 22:33:00	Sara Nathan
20 Days in Mariupol (English narrative but all voices Ukrainian with subtitles)	07/01/24 16:29:00	Sara Nathan
The boy and the heron (Japanese with subtitles)	07/01/24 20:15:00	Sara Nathan
Society of the Snow (Spanish with sub-titles)	07/01/24 20:18:00	Sara Nathan

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