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Circuit Carole (1995)

Name: Circuit Carole
Director: Emmanuelle Cuau
Released: 1995-04-19
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Bulle Ogier, Laurence Côte, Frédéric Pierrot, Bernard Cuau, Omar Bekhaled

IMDb 6.81h 15m

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Plot Summary

The quiet agony of a mother whose daughter grows up to pursue her own life is chronicled in this realistically presented French drama. The Circuit Carole of the title refers to a motorbike racetrack. Jeanne and her 20-year old daughter Marie share a small apartment in a working-class Parisian neighborhood; the two live harmoniously, but the daughter is restless and anxious to set out on her own. Marie then takes a job in a northern suburb and their lives are forever changed. The racetrack is near her work; Marie is enthralled by the racers and their fast machines. Along with her new boyfriend, a racer, Marie begins riding herself. She then moves out of her mother's flat, leaving Jeanne bereft of companionship and a purpose in her life. Her silent, deeply internalized grief eventually drives her completely mad.