Petite Maman (2021) Reviews & Ratings
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Petite Maman reviews
Petite Maman holds a 7.1/10 average from 483 TMDB ratings.
Petite Maman is a movie about a girl (Nelly) who has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods. One day she meets a girl (Marion) her same age building a treehouse. They become friends and have all sorts of adventures together. As their relationship develops, Nelly realises that Marion is actually her mother who has tr…
— Steve Parker (7/10)
Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/somewhere-only-we-know-petite-maman-review<a> Despite what the name implies, Petite Maman feels just as grand. The story focuses on Nelly (Joséphine Sanz), an eight-year-old who has just lost her grandmother (Margot Abascal). Nelly is our entry point to the story, so we don’t always know what’s going on around her. Her grandmother seem…
— beyondthecineramadome (10/10)
One might call this a Sci-Fi because it uses time-travel as a plot device, but it's not about that at all. The real themes are truth, and the complex relationship between mother and daughter over three generations. This is a heart-warming, creative story.
— badelf (8/10)
After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss.
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