Overview
A wickedly manipulative matriarch learns that respect is earned, not demanded, in a battle of wits with her new caretaker.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sardonic
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- french film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's unsentimental satire of old age, strong cast, and sharp comic observation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Danielle is presented as manipulative, cruel, and selfish, challenging the usual cinematic idealization of old age.
Danielle repeatedly attempts to control her great-nephew's family and later clashes with the young housekeeper.
Danielle pretends to be infirm while using her supposed frailty to manipulate household members and attendants.
The paid housekeeper, family caregivers, and hired young attendant each respond differently to Danielle's abuse and demands.
Films like Auntie Danielle, and why
The Exterminating Angel
shared acerbic social satire, abrasive central character, and comic generational conflict
The Celebration
shared darkly comic treatment of family dysfunction, manipulation, and bourgeois hypocrisy
Harold and Maude
shared warm but unsentimental intergenerational relationship and sharply observed domestic comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Étienne Chatiliez
- Release Date
- 1990-04-04
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (241)
Cast
- Tsilla Chelton
- Catherine Jacob
- Isabelle Nanty
- Neige Dolsky
- Eric Prat
- Laurence Février
- Virginie Pradal
- Mathieu Foulon
- Gary Ledoux
- André Wilms
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Auntie Danielle about?
- A maliciously funny French family satire follows a tyrannical old woman whose manipulations finally meet a caretaker capable of answering them.
- What is Auntie Danielle like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Auntie Danielle as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Auntie Danielle violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Auntie Danielle as mild.
- What did critics think of Auntie Danielle?
- Critics broadly praised the film's unsentimental satire of old age, strong cast, and sharp comic observation.
- Which films are like Auntie Danielle?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exterminating Angel, The Celebration, and Harold and Maude.
- How long is Auntie Danielle?
- Auntie Danielle runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Auntie Danielle?
- In United States, Auntie Danielle streams on France Channel Amazon Channel.
