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Hidden Diary

Name: Hidden Diary
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2009-10-07
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands, Michel Duchaussoy, Jean-Philippe Écoffey

2009 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved My Girl, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off: It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

In the 1950s, Louise left her husband when their children were still little. She was never heard from again. Her daughter Martine stayed in the small seaside town, where she became a doctor. Martine's daughter, Audrey, a thirty-year-old independent woman, returns to visit her parents. By chance, she finds a notebook that belonged to her grandmother, a diary that may at last explain her departure. Will it reveal the things left unsaid, that have altered the relationships within the heart of the family ever since? In it, will Audrey find answers to the questions that she is asking herself about her own future?

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Julie Lopes-Curval

Catherine DeneuveMartine
Marie-Josée CrozeLouise
Marina HandsAudrey
Michel DuchaussoyMichel
Jean-Philippe ÉcoffeyGérard
Carole FranckEvelyne
Eléonore HirtSuzanne
Gérard WatkinsGilles
Romano OrzariTom
Nans Laborde-JourdàaPierre