Perfect Nanny

Original title: Chanson douce

2019
PG-13
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

1.7K

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Crime Drama

When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides--despite the reluctance of her husband--to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple starts looking for a nanny.When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides--despite the reluctance of her husband--to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple starts looking for a nanny.When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides--despite the reluctance of her husband--to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple starts looking for a nanny.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

1.7K

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Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
It was not foreseen in the script that Karin Viard watch TV naked. "I suggested it to Lucie, who was obviously delighted because she didn't dare ask me. I wanted to show the abandonment. And I couldn't see myself doing it any other way than through this "uncomfortable" nudity. Even in the cinema, you have to manage to create this fourth wall, which we talk about in the theater. My character can pick his toenails naked, I don't care. I put aside my modesty as an actress, otherwise I wouldn't be right for the role," Viard says.

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Review

Featured review

3/10

Doesn't translate well to the big screen

Screen adaptations of novels can be hit and miss and I'm afraid this one is firmly in the 'miss' category for me. It's extremely slow, fails to build any kind of suspense or tension, and I frankly didn't care for any of the characters or their fate, including the two children, as harsh as that may sound.

The ending is rather predictable too and lacks the shock factor the director would have hoped to achieve. Perhaps the only positive is the acting - Karin Viard puts in a good performance as main character Louise and at least makes the film watchable.

All-in-all, another disappointing and unnecessary screen adaptation of a popular thriller novel.