Auntie Danielle
Released: 1990
Comedy, Drama
Tatie Danielle is a black comedy about a widow who is intent on ruining the lives of her great-nephew and his wife. Tsilla Chelton plays the title character, who mourns the death of her husband by tormenting everyone she meets. Eventually, she moves in with her nephew and his vain wife. Soon, her family is at war with Tatie, and takes off for Greece, leaving her in the care of Sandrine (Isabelle Nanty), an au pair who is as equally bitter as Tatie herself. At first the two don't get along, yet the two eventually become friends. However, Sandrine is invited to accompany an American student for an overnight stay at the beach, which would leave Tatie alone for a night. Angered, Tatie fires Sandrine, and while she is alone, she goes into deep depression, eventually setting the family's apartment on fire. The fire becomes a national story, with Tatie cast as a poor old lady and the family labeled as cruel and heartless villains.
Starring: Tsilla Chelton, Isabelle Nanty, Catherine Jacob, Eric Prat, Laurence Février, Neige Dolsky, Mathieu Foulon, Gary Ledoux
Directed by: Étienne Chatiliez
Written by: Florence Quentin
Language: French
Scenes
The elderly aunt gets up from a chair and it is seen that she has either peed or pooped in her housecoat.
There is a lot of discussion about the aunt wetting the bed, which she is doing deliberately to annoy her relatives. In fact, she is (at least some of the time) throwing water in the bed to make it appear she is having accidents. At one point her caretaker angrily denies her a glass of water, saying "Don't you piss enough already?"