title: Ariane's Thread
text: # Ariane's Thread
  
  Ariane's Thread (French: Au fil d'Ariane) is a 2014 French comedy-drama film directed by Robert Guédiguian and written by Guédiguian and Serge Valletti.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Ariane Ascaride as Ariane
  * Jacques Boudet as Jack
  * Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Taxi Driver / Stage Director
  * Anaïs Demoustier as Martine / Actress
  * Youssouf Djaoro as Night Watchman
  * Adrien Jolivet as Raphaël
  * Gérard Meylan as Denis
  * Lola Naymark as Lola
  * Judith Magre as The Turtle (voice)
  
  ## Reception
  
  Ronnie Scheib of Variety had this to say: "While 'Ariane’s Thread' evokes the poetic realism of the 1930s French populist cinema of Feydeau, Prevert, Vigo and early Renoir, it does so less in terms of an organic visual style and more in terms of its expression of a shared ethos." Jerome Cabanel, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, considered "Yet while there aren’t too many rewards offered at the end of the maze, there’s something pleasurable in soaking in the warm atmosphere and touching characters, with the director’s trusty cast indulging in a series of easygoing conversations and playful bickering."
  
  