Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in her building's grumpy concierge and an enigmatic, elegant neighbor, both of whom inspire Paloma... (Full plot summary below)
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Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in her building's grumpy concierge and an enigmatic, elegant neighbor, both of whom inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.
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| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn exquisite, intimate film of restraint and delicacy. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewJim Lane... it's Josiane Balasko that makes it work. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenFalls short of the novel's philosophic musings but is a cute coming-of-age tale for two people--the eleven-year-old girl and the fifty-four-year-old janitor. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Mark DemetriusThe emotional manipulation gets irritating though, and the characters seem more archetypal than real. They exist merely to prove a point. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenAt times The Hedgehog suggests a Gallic "Harold and Maude," with an intellectual gloss as it celebrates the life force passed from an older generation to a younger. But its concept of vitality isn't the popular cliché of kicking up your heels, breathing deeply and gorging on ice cream. It is an aesthete's ideal of pursuing moments of ecstatic perfection in art and companionship. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferA well-acted, intelligent drama filled with tenderness, warmth and humor. Its characters will stay ingrained in your mind long after the end credits roll. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniThe Hedgehog is full of heart, passion, and human longing - but also a good dose of existentialism. Think of it as Sartre's "Being and Nothingness"-meets-Dr. Seuss. |
| Shockya.comBrent SimonA darkly comedic broadside aimed at stuffy French elitism. |
| OregonianMarc MohanBalasko's performance is the highlight, as she breathes believable inner life into the stock character of the lonely, embittered widow. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey[VIDEO] At best, "The Hedgehog" seems like half a decent idea for a movie. At worst, it comes across as a severely unfinished narrative begging for some stiff editorial direction. |
