Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

2012 · 90 min · FR · 6.3 (20 votes)
Dir. Jean-Paul Rouve · Starring Jean-Paul Rouve, Benoît Poelvoorde, Miljan Chatelain, Arly Jover, Xavier Beauvois, Miou-Miou
Drama

Mathias, aboard a ship with his wife, sees a boy with a striking resemblance to himself and is called - Mathias. He then tracks him to a town north of France to discover that the boys parents are exactly like his parents, only to know that his life is payed over again just 30 years post. He then chooses to be the guest in his own life, while he has a life to live at hand.

VIBE

A quiet, reflective journey through a life re-examined. It feels like a gentle, melancholic sigh, pondering the roads not taken and the quiet beauty of the everyday. A film to get lost in thought with.

melancholicwistfulcontemplativebittersweetslow-burncharacter-driven dramaslice-of-lifeintrospectiveidentityregretsecond chancesfamily
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