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Elza
Directed by
Mariette Monpierre
Not Rated
2011
78m
Drama
6.7
40%
40%
5.4
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A young Parisian woman of Caribbean descent returns to her native island of Guadeloupe looking for the father she has never known.
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Cast of Elza
Stana Roumillac
Elza
Vincent Byrd Le Sage
Mr. Désiré
Christophe Cherki
Bernard
Sophie Berger
Mrs. Désiré
Teddy Doloir
Jean-Luc
Eva Constant
Caroline
Jihane Botreau-Roubel
Marie
Auriana Annonay
Christine
Mariette Monpierre
Bernadette / Director / Screenplay / Producer
Nancy Fleurival
Mr. Desire's mistress
Chris Mouss
Psychiatric nurse
Mama Keïta
Screenplay
Gérard Lacroix
Producer
Edgard Tenembaum
Producer
Mirella Belmont
Set Decoration
Armed Ladal
Set Decoration
Dominique Ladal
Set Decoration
Rémi Mazet
Director Of Photography
Virginie Danglades
Editor
Jerome Raim
Editor
Elza Ratings & Reviews
Shadow and Act
Vanessa Martinez
The cast, consisting of mostly non-professional actors, deliver believable performances. There's an air of feminine energy throughout the film, bolstered by the picturesque scenery.
WBAI Radio
Prairie Miller
Sometimes I feel like a fatherless child. Monpierre, the first Guadeloupe woman director, projects her personal journey searching for her absentee father on this emotionally unfocused drama. In effect diminishing how single mothers struggle and prevail.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Bathed in the flamingo colors and Caribbean rhythms of its location, this deeply personal debut from the writer and director Mariette Monpierre develops with a lingering attention to sensation and sound.
Film Journal International
David Noh
There is matchless beauty here in both the actors and the setting, but this study of family and race needed a surer auteurial hand.
Slant Magazine
Zeba Blay
Capitalizes on a vibrant tropical location and a cast of capable, but the narrative makes disconcerting leaps from the poignant to the distractingly soap-operatic.
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