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Seen it?2009 | 85 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved The Apartment, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A bourgeois housewife, planning to go back to work as a physiotherapist after having devoted 20 years to her husband and two children, has her comfortable, elegant life turned upside down when she falls for a Spanish builder and begins a runaway affair.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Catherine Corsini
- Kristin Scott ThomasSuzanne
- Sergi LópezIvan
- Yvan AttalSamuel
- Bernard BlancanRémi
- Daisy BroomMarion
- Aladin ReibelDubreuil
- Alexandre VidalDavid
- Berta EsquirolBerta
- Gérard LartigauLagache
- Geneviève CasileLa mère de Samuel