Nora is a bright young professional whose new job at a financial firm turns out to be a trial by fire when she learns that her bosses share a tumultuous history with her prickly mathematician father. Meanwhile, an interoffice romance with a competitive colleague leads to even more complications, leaving Nora to navigate a minefield of delicate relationships as she climbs the corporate ladder.
Acting
Isabelle Huppert does more with silence than most do with monologues.
Writing
Dialogue so precise it feels like watching people think in real time.
Director
Pascal Bonitzer
Agathe Bonitzer
Nora Sator
Vincent Lacoste
Xavier
Lambert Wilson
Arnaud Barsac, one of the two directors
Isabelle Huppert
Solveig, Arnaud's wife
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Serge Sator, Nora's father
Julia Faure
Maya, Nora's sister
Pascal Greggory
Prévôt-Parédès, one of the two directors
Virgil Vernier
Zeligmann
Pierre Léon
Léon Méchain
Yannick Renier
Van Stratten
Laure Roldan
Fleur
John Flanders
Ted 'Yum' Vitti
Iliana Lolic
Tina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Pascal Bonitzer cast his own daughter Agathe as Nora, adding layers of real father-daughter tension to Serge's scenes.
The film satirizes France's elite grandes écoles system, where mathematical pedigree opens doors that talent alone cannot.
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