Driving Madeleine Official Trailer

A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver and his fare, a 92-year-old woman whose warmth belies her shocking past. Charles (Dany Boon) is a taxi driver in Paris, and he is having a very bad day. Enter Madeleine (Line Renaud), an immaculately groomed nonagenarian, who informs Charles that the trip today will not be a direct one. She is moving into a nursing home and would like to make some stops along the way predicting that this might be her last car ride through the city. Their ride takes them through the momentous locations of her life and their brief friendship deepens as Madeleine listens to Charles confess his own worries.

Boon, an actor best known for his comedic work, creates a dramatic portrait of a frustrated man facing a personal crisis of epic proportions. His darker, sharper edges allow Renaud (renowned for decades in France as a singer) to shine as the pure shimmering light that is Madeleine, reminding us that inside every seemingly benign elderly woman we might pass on the street is a warrior, a nurturer, and a spirited adventurer.

FIND YOUR THEATER:

Opens January 12

New York, NY // Quad Cinemas
Los Angeles, LA // Landmark Theatres Sunset 5 and Pasadena & more

Opens January 19
Dates and theaters subject to change
Atlanta, GA // Midtown Art Cinema; Merchants Walk Stadium 14
Boston, MA // Landmark Kendall Square
Chicago, IL // Landmark Century Centre Cinema
Denver, CO // Landmark Esquire Theatre
Indianapolis, IN // Living Room Theaters
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN // Lagoon Theater
Philadelphia, PA // Landmark Ritz 5

***Phoenix, AZ // Harkins Shea Cinemas 14

Portland, OR // Living Room 6; Salem Cinema
Raleigh-Durham, SC // Silverspot 13 at Chapel Hill
San Diego, CA // Hillcrest Cinemas; The Lot 7
San Francisco, CA // Landmark Opera Plaza; Orinda Theater
Seattle, WA // Crest Cinema Center
Washington, DC // Landmark E Street Cinema; Bethesda Row; Cinema Arts Fairfax
Florida
Coral Gables Art Cinema; Landmark at Merrick Park; Movies of Lake Worth; Movies of Del Ray; The Prado Stadium 12; Silverspot Miami at Met Square

Opens January 26
Dates and theaters subject to change
Albuquerque, NM // Guild Cinema
Cincinnati, OH // Mariemont 4, Gateway Film Center
Columbus, OH // Gateway Film Center
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX // Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth
Indianapolis, IN // Landmark Keystone Art
Kansas City, KS // Glenwood Arts
Memphis, TN // Ridgeway Cinema Grill
Oklahoma City, OK // Rodeo Cinema
St. Louis, MO // Landmark Plaza Frontenac
Tulsa, OK // Circle Cinema

Opens February 2
Dates and theaters subject to change
Salt Lake City, UT // Broadway Centre Cinemas; Megaplex @ Jordan Commons
Boise, ID // The Flick

***Phoenix, AZ // Mary D. Fisher Theatre
…and more!