Directed by: Mia Hansen-Love
Staring: Lea Seydoux, Pascal Greggory & Melvil Poupaud
The mystery of what the heart wants, and what it might give in return, is the theme of this humane, sympathetic film, set in Paris. Lea Seydoux plays a single mother whose elderly father needs her attention as his health is deteriorating. Her life is further complicated as she falls in love with a married man. The delicate balance of her strength and vulnerability is expertly captured. The film has a lovely happysad sweetness, and the sublime is revealed in the in-between spaces of ordinary existence. A sensitive, beautiful, emotionally rich film.