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The words “War of the Roses” take on a lighter meaning in “The Rose Maker,” a sweet, gently scented French diversion that is likely to teach you far more than you already knew about hybridizing flowers, even if it doesn’t have a whole lot else to say. Following veteran rose farmer Eve Vernet as she attempts to keep her family business afloat in the face of soulless corporate competition — even if it entails a little botanical skulduggery — Pierre Pinaud’s short but unhurried film benefits immensely from the warmly flinty presence of Catherine Frot (“Marguerite”) in the lead, lending a sense of purpose and personality to a character without much color on the page.

Outside her performance, “The Rose Maker” is short on texture and shading, except when it comes to the spectacular multi-hued roses bred by Eve, and caressed by Dp Guillaume Deffontaines’ camera with dewy reverence. Pinaud...

The Rose Maker (La fine fleur) Music Box Films Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net, linked from Rotten Tomatoes by Harvey Karten Director: Pierre Pinaud Screenwriters: Fadette Drouard, Blandine Jet, Philippe Le Guay, Pierre Pinaud Cast: Catherine Frot, Manel Foulgoc, Fatsah Bouyahmed, Olivia Côte, Marie Petiot, Vincent Dedienne Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/10/21 Opens: April […]

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"I promised him I'd never quit." Music Box Films has revealed an official trailer for The Rose Maker, an indie comedy from France that originally premiered in 2020. It's finally opened in the US this April after first debuting in French cinemas last summer. Eve Vernet was the largest rose grower. It is now on the verge of bankruptcy, on the verge of being bought out by a powerful competitor. In addition, Véra, her faithful secretary, employed three ex-convict employees without any gardening skills. They must team up to rescue the business and save her flowers. La Fine Fleur (which translates to The Fine Flower) stars Catherine Frot, Manel Foulgoc, Fatsah Bouyahmed, Olivia Côte, Marie Petiot, Vincent Dedienne, as well as Rukkmini Ghosh. This actually looks quite charming! I love a good underdog story about someone who figures out how to make things work on her own, while discovering the hidden talents of newcomers.

The actress is headlining Pierre Pinaud’s second feature film staged by Estrella Productions and sold worldwide by Charades. Filming on The Rose Maker, Pierre Pinaud’s second feature film after On Air (screened within the MyFrenchFilmFestival 2013) which is scheduled to wrap on 24 October, has now entered into the home strait having kicked off on 2 September. Leading the cast is the brilliant Catherine Frot shored up by rapper Melan Omerta, alongside Fatsah Bouyahmed (One Man and his Cow), Olivia Côte (recently at her best in In Safe Hands and soon to be seen in Cévennes), Marie Petiot (who made a name for herself in the French TV series Hippocrate)...