SummaryLiliane (Isabelle Huppert) lives a modest and monotonous life. By day, she works in a pâté factory, and by night, she sits on the couch and watches TV. One day, a new worker named Jean (Kévin Azaïs) arrives. The two form a platonic relationship, but Jean grows increasingly convinced that he recognizes Liliane from a European singing contest he sa... Read More
Directed By:Bavo Defurne
Written By:Bavo Defurne, Jacques Boon, Yves Verbraeken
Souvenir
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49
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
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2 Reviews
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70% Mixed
7 Reviews
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Mar 14, 2018
67
All the action in Souvenir happens in such a dreamlike haze, that it’s my personal pet theory that none of it is actually real and Liliane has been sitting in front of the TV the whole time.
Feb 28, 2018
60
It’s a film so light that it barely exists but Huppert makes it worth remembering.
Feb 28, 2018
58
The songs are catchy, the romance sweetly intense, and the lack of meaty drama an intentional maneuver to keep things light. As a distraction from life’s inherent drama, you could do a lot worse.
Mar 1, 2018
50
While there’s poignancy to be found in Souvenir’s depiction of aging and work, the sexual politics leave something to be desired.
Mar 1, 2018
40
The story is as predictable as they come, played out at such a low emotional temperature as to be practically ignorable. Which wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if it offered something else worth paying attention to. Something else besides the endlessly watchable lead actress, that is.
Mar 1, 2018
38
Huppert is such a master of her craft that even the silliest sequences give way to tour-de-force moments.
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Production Company:
- Bonjour Pictures
- Deal Productions
- Frakas Productions
- Avenue B Productions
- Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds
- La Wallonie
- Bruxellimage
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
- Casa Kafka Pictures
- Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Belfius
- Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg
- Cofinova 12
- Pathé
- Proximus
Release Date:Mar 2, 2018
Duration:1 h 30 m
Awards
Film Festival Oostende
• 4 Nominations
Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis
• 1 Nomination




























