Acclaim for Copacabana

4 STARS “A complex central performance illuminates this gentle character study. Huppert’s performance is rich, nuanced, internal and very natural… superb actress” Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald

“The age-defiant Isabelle Huppert shines in this soufflé-light French comedy” Jim Schembri, The Age

“Impossible to tear your eyes from Huppert, who imbues her character with so much intelligence and sharp humour… gives a genuine gravitas” Mark Naglazas, West Australian

“Entertaining comedy… Huppert reminds us what a deft comic actor she can be” Philippa Hawker, The Age

“Huppert gives a sharp comic performance as a free-spirited figure who decides to remake herself when her much straighter daughter decides to get married” Philippa Hawker, The Age

“Huppert’s delicious performance is in a strikingly new register… adds a glorious new side to the Huppert screen persona” Lynden Barber, The Australian

“The always-amazing Isabelle Huppert… is nothing short of brilliant. A character piece in the best sense… surprising and delightful” Ain’t It Cool News

“A very good film. Recommended” Julie Rigg, ABC Radio National

“An emotionally intelligent film” Jason Di Rosso, ABC Radio National

“Delightful. Guaranteed good time” Des Partridge

“A characteristically uncompromising performance by Huppert… endlessly fascinating” Tom Ryan, Sunday Age

“Played with an abudance of understanding by a vibrant and defiant Huppert” Andiee Paviour, WHO

“In a quietly comic drama, Huppert delivers a rich portrait of a colourful and compassionate woman facing a crisis” Garry Maddox, Sydney Morning Herald

“A stunning comic creation” Filmink

“Very funny and very smart” Peter Galvin, SBS

“An extremely charming and sweet film, pleasingly revealing yet another side to the chameleon-like Isabelle Huppert” Thomas Caldwell, Cinema Autopsy

“The luminous Huppert takes centre stage with an ebullient performance… fun, affirming and supremely joyful” Alice Tynan, Concrete Playground

“Wonderful Huppert… a quirky feel-good comedy” Empire

“Huppert’s effervescent performance… the scenes with her daughter Lolita Chammah have a special resonance” The Blurb

4 STARS “A delight, notable primarily for the vivacious, frequently very funny lead performance by Isabelle Huppert” Time Out London

“Huppert delights as a middle-aged hippie who must take a boring job in order to pay for the wedding of her mainstream daughter” New York Post

“A charming and honest comedy with a masterful performance by Isabelle Huppert” San Francisco Bay Guardian

“Hilarious. Huppert is hugely believable” Variety

“Huppert and Chammah make a strong mother-daughter team, accomplices who have pulled off a coup” New York Times

“A delight. Gently comic in tone, Marc Fitoussi has created a whole cast of well-rounded dramatic characters with light and shade. May well lend itself to an English-language remake” The Telegraph

“Huppert’s performance is another triumph of acting, for this muse of Chabrol who can move us to smile and cry in a single shot” Vogue

4 STARS “We laughed uproariously” Liberation

5 STARS “A jubilant comedy” Metro

“Extremely funny. Huppert illuminates the film. A comedy with a touch of rebelliousness, both enthusiastic and fresh. Dazzling colours” La Tribune

4 STARS “People are talking a lot about Marc Fitoussi’s “Copacabana”. Should be one of this summer’s hits” Le Parisien

“A refreshing and optimistic comedy in which the great Isabelle Huppert plays a balancing act with gusto. She demonstrates once again that she is the best” Paris Match

“A virtuoso performance” La-Croix

“At once funny, sharp and moving, as enchanting as a Brazilian samba” Le Journal Du Dimanche

5 STARS “A total success, which fills us with happiness. Isabelle Huppert confirms her immense talent. One cannot recommend this small jewel enough” Excessif

“Huppert lights up this bittersweet comedy” France Soir

“We had forgotten that Huppert could make us laugh. She demonstrates it with a bang in this lovely film” Les Echos

“A feel good movie in the French style” Glamour