Elisa

Raised in the system-courtesy of a mother (Florence Thomassin) who tried to smother her as a toddler before taking her own life-teenager Marie Desmoulin (Vanessa Paradis) got by on the Paris streets by engaging in petty thefts and grifts with her cronies. One day, she decided someone had to pay for that... and set out on a vengeful hunt for the deadbeat father (Gérard Depardieu) who'd abandoned the family. Clotilde Courau, Michel Bouquet also star. 115 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; featurette; image gallery; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.