La femme et le TGV

2016
30m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.1K

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Jane Birkin and Gilles Tschudi in La femme et le TGV (2016)

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Biography Drama Family Romance Short

A touching story between a lonely woman and a TGV train driver.A touching story between a lonely woman and a TGV train driver.A touching story between a lonely woman and a TGV train driver.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 4 nominations total

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Goofs
As Eloise wakes up at the beginning, two clocks indicate it is 6:05 am. She gets dressed, which would take a few minutes at the pace shown. She puts on his wristwatch, which is still at 6:05. This could still be explained by the watch running behind, although that would not fit the character. But then the left clock's alarm goes off and both clocks are also still at 6:05, which is impossible.

Crazy credits
After the end credits are brief shots of the real Bruno, his passing TGV, and the real Eloise waving and showing a rolled up letter.

Connections
Featured in The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2017: Live Action (2017)

Touching Performance from Birkin

La femme et le TGV (2016)

*** (out of 4)

Elise (Jane Birkin) is a lonely woman who lives alone in a small house that sets right by a TGV track. Each morning she follows the same routine by opening the window by the track and waving a flag. One day she receives a letter from someone on the train who appreciates her gesture and before long the two strike up a relationship.

LA FEMME ET LE TGV is one of the five Oscar-nominated short for Best Live Action. If you're a fan of watching these type of shorts then you should find this one to be rather entertaining, although it does run on a bit too long at thirty-minutes. With that said, for the most part there's a lot of heart and charm to be found in the picture and there's also an extremely good performance by Birkin. She's certainly very believable in the role and helps carry the picture with her touching performance.