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- It's a far from perfect film, but it's a lot better than the critical consensus suggests, and at the heart of it is a fascinating character study.
www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/jumbo-2020-film-review-by-jennie-kermode
Oct 15, 2020 · Jumbo is a visually stunning, emotionally true romance that brings a new kind of love story to the screen.
- Kyle Logan
A movie about a cleaning lady falling in love with an amusement park attraction: it sounds like a bad joke. But in fact, Wittock takes it quite seriously. The film is appealing because of the way she tells the story: the love affair is not shown in a problematic or laughable way.
Jan 24, 2020 · Jumbo blinks like a UFO, moos like a massive sea creature, and makes it easy for even quizzical audiences to appreciate how Jeanne thinks of the machine as more than just an oversized vibrator.
Jumbo: Directed by Zoé Wittock. With Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bastien Bouillon, Sam Louwyck. Jeanne, a shy young woman, works in an amusement park. Fascinated with carousels, she still lives at home with her mother. That's when Jeanne meets Jumbo, the park's new flagship attraction.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Zoé Wittock
- 2020-07-01
Jumbo is a 2020 drama film written and directed by Zoé Wittock in her feature directorial debut. An international co-production of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, the film stars Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bastien Bouillon and Sam Louwyck.
At heart, Zoé Wittock’s “Jumbo” is a rather conventional European dramedy about a single mother (the great Emmanuelle Bercot) struggling to accept the woman her daughter has become.
