Bye Bye Blondie

Bye Bye Blondie
Film poster
Directed byVirginie Despentes
Produced byCedric Walter
Sebastien de Fonseca
Jean-Yves Roubin
Ruth Waldburger
StarringEmmanuelle Béart
Béatrice Dalle
CinematographyHélène Louvart
Edited byMartine Giordano
Music byVarou Jan
Distributed byWild Bunch
Release dates
Running time
87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Bye Bye Blondie is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Virginie Despentes.[1]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 28 June 2010 and was scheduled to last eight weeks, taking place in Paris, Nancy and Liège.[2][3][4]

Reception

Boyd van Hoeij of Variety called Bye Bye Blondie "punk and pouty" adding that "[the film] casts luscious-lipped Gallic sexpots Beatrice Dalle and Emmanuelle Beart as middle-aged lovers who can't seem to live with or without each other".[5]

Simon Foster of SBS wrote "Lesbian love affair a little light on depth".[6]

References

  1. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (29 March 2012). "Bye Bye Blondie: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (10 June 2010). "Béart and Dalle star as lovers in Bye Bye Blondie". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "V. Despentes tourne à Nancy". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Le tournage de 'Bye Bye Blondie' se poursuit à Liège sans Béatrice Dalle, malade". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. ↑ van Hoeij, Boyd (11 April 2012). "Bye Bye Blondie". Variety.
  6. ↑ Foster, Simon (21 February 2013). "Bye Bye Blondie Review". SBS. Retrieved 23 July 2021.