Marta, who after her breakup, reacts by withdrawing into herself. When she loses her love she loses her appetite, too, but soon enough, she discovers that this has more to do with her own health than the pain of separation. Now, everything changes: the taste of food, the music, the desire, the certainty of the choices that were made.
Acting
Rohrwacher and Germano weaponize silence like emotional WMDs.
Direction
Coixet's patient eye finds tragedy in breakfast routines.
Writing
Dialogue so mundane it physically hurts.
Director
Isabel Coixet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Coixet reportedly trimmed 40 minutes of reconciliation scenes, refusing to let the couple 'earn' closure they denied each other.
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