The story of a family and a love affair told through the journey of a young woman called Suzanne.
Acting
Sara Forestier's physical transformation across decades is stunning.
Direction
Quillévéré's elliptical storytelling trusts the viewer completely.
Cinematography
Intimate close-ups that feel like you're eavesdropping.
Director
Katell Quillévéré
Sara Forestier
Suzanne Merevsky
François Damiens
Nicolas Merevsky
Adèle Haenel
Maria Merevsky
Paul Hamy
Julien
Lola Dueñas
Irène
Corinne Masiero
Éliane, l'avocate
Anne Le Ny
Mme Danvers, la mère d'accueil
Karim Leklou
Vince
Apollonia Luisetti
Suzanne enfant
Fanie Zanini
Maria enfant
Timothé Vom Dorp
Charlie petit
Maxim Driesen
Charlie enfant
Hélène Alexandridis
La directrice de l'internat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Quillévéré developed this for years after discovering the real Suzanne's story in a newspaper obituary.
This cemented the 'New French Realism' movement alongside films by the Dardenne brothers — working-class stories without condescension.
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