Tatie Danielle is a 1990 French black humor film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. It features Tsilla Chelton as Tatie (Auntie) Danielle Billard, Eric Prat as Jean-Pierre and Catherine Jacob as Catherine. Danielle Billard, 82, a childless widow of an army colonel, lives a quiet life in her house in Auxerre with her faithful womanservant, Odile, a poor woman nearly as aged as her boss... Quiet ? Not really. Mrs Billard is cruel, aggressive and mean towards everybody, especially Odile... When Odile "accidentally" dies, Mrs. Billard finds a new shelter in Paris at her grand-nephew Jean-Pierre and family's home. Jean-Pierre and his wife Catherine thought Auntie Danielle was a delightful old lady... They will soon start to know about the real face of their aunt ! When the family goes on vacation, they leave their aunt in the care of a young woman. Little does Danielle know that she finally found her match! |