Stella

Stella

2008 · 103 min · FR · 6.8 (51 votes)
Dir. Sylvie Verheyde · Starring Léora Barbara, Mélissa Rodriguès, Laëtitia Guerard, Karole Rocher, Benjamin Biolay, Guillaume Depardieu · Stella Collection
DramaRomance

Paris, 1977. Eleven year old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents' bar.

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A tender, melancholic look at a young girl navigating a new world. It feels like a hazy memory, full of quiet longing and the bittersweet ache of growing up. A contemplative, European-flavored experience.

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