A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
Acting
Tautou's micro-expressions do entire monologues of grief.
Direction
The Foenkinos brothers balance melancholy and deadpan perfectly.
Writing
Adapted from David's novel—dialogue cuts like a butter knife.
Director
David Foenkinos
Audrey Tautou
Nathalie Kerr
François Damiens
Markus Lundell
Mélanie Bernier
Chloé, Nathalie's secretary
Joséphine de Meaux
Sophie, Nathalie's best friend
Pio Marmaï
François, Nathalie's husband
Bruno Todeschini
Charles Delamain
Marc Citti
Pierre, Sophie's companion
Alexandre Pavloff
Benoît, member of Nathalie's team
Monique Chaumette
Madeleine, Nathalie's grandmother
Vittoria Scognamiglio
François' mother
Olivier Cruveiller
François' father
Ariane Ascaride
Nathalie's mother
Christophe Malavoy
Nathalie's father
Audrey Fleurot
Ingrid, Charles's secretary
Bénédicte-Lala Ernoult
Usherette of the theater
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Foenkinos adapted his own bestselling novel; his brother Stéphane had never directed before.
The film subverts the 'manic pixie dream girl' trope by making the quirky outsider male and the grieving widow emotionally unavailable.
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