Mathias, aboard a ship with his wife, sees a boy with a striking resemblance to himself and is called - Mathias. He then tracks him to a town north of France to discover that the boys parents are exactly like his parents, only to know that his life is payed over again just 30 years post. He then chooses to be the guest in his own life, while he has a life to live at hand.
Acting
Rouve playing himself at two ages—unsettling and oddly tender.
Direction
Rouve directs his own uncanny valley with surprising restraint.
Cinematography
Brittany coast as liminal space between then and now.
Director
Jean-Paul Rouve
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rouve cast his actual mother Miou-Miou to play Mathias's mother, adding another layer of reality-bending to the production.
The film's French title 'Les Émotifs anonymes' nod to Romantics Anonymous is ironic—this is about emotions anything but anonymous.
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