From Paris in the 1960s to London in the first decade of the third millennium, Madeleine and her daughter Véra flit from one amorous adventure to the next, living for the moment and taking all the opportunities that life offers. But not every love affair is without its consequences, its upsets and its disappointments. As time goes by and gnaws away at one’s deepest feelings, love becomes a harder game to play.
Acting
Deneuve and Mastroianni's real mother-daughter chemistry cuts devastatingly deep.
Costume
Four decades of fashion that actually feel lived-in, not museum pieces.
Director
Christophe Honoré
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miloš Forman's casting as Jaromil was deliberate—he was a Czech émigré who lived through the Prague Spring depicted in the film.
Honoré structured the film as a musical where characters sing their inner monologues because spoken dialogue couldn't contain their emotional excess.
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