Your Hands on My Hips
Synopsis
Fun-loving, easy-going and outspoken, Odile is a forty (something) actress who has a certain reputation, an uncomplicated 18-year-old daughter, Marie, and friends, Myriam, Nath and Miche, who make up a real family. They all hang out together at the “Wharol,” a very gay bar. But the day Marie announces she's going to move in with her boyfriend, the sky seems to fall on Odile's head.
She’s faced by the empty-nest syndrome, time that has passed and keeps going by. She’s afraid of growing old alone. Who can she now worry about? Who will she roast a chicken for? Questions of this sort could easily ruin an “Adamo” evening, but the songs Odile hears at it make her long for her teenage years again, for that time when everything is possible and emotions are deep and true.
She meets Kader, Idir and Rachid, three fairground workers. She used to be afraid of carousels, but now you can’t keep her away. Her unexpected behavior creates havoc for her friends.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (22)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Eurowide Film Production
- Co-productions : Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma, Bolloré Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIO TF1 Distribution (ex-Newen Connect)
- French distribution : ARP Sélection
- News agency (France) : Miam
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Claudie Ossard
- Screenwriter : Chantal Lauby
- Director of Photography : Tetsuo Nagata
- Music Composer : Frédéric Talgom
- Editor : Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Sound Recordist : Marc-Antoine Beldent
- Costume designer : Madeline Fontaine
- Production Manager : Jean-Marc Deschamps
- Press Attaché (film) : Nathalie Iund
- Sound Editor : Laurent Kossayan
- Continuity supervisor : Patrick Aubrée
- Production Designer : Aline Bonetto
- Casting : Pierre-Jacques Bénichou
- Sound Mixer : Vincent Arnardi
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Box-office & releases
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International releases
| Country | Distributor | Buyer | Release date | Titre local |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | 16/04/2003 | |||
 Canada | 24/09/2004 | |||
 Czech Republic | N/A | |||
 Estonia | N/A | |||
 French-speaking Switzerland | 09/04/2003 |
