For a Woman

For a Woman

2013 · 110 min · FR · 6.1 (36 votes)
Dir. Diane Kurys · Starring Benoît Magimel, Mélanie Thierry, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Sylvie Testud, Denis Podalydès, Julie Ferrier · Music Armand Amar
Drama

After the death of her mother, Anne makes a shocking discovery: an old photograph casts doubt on her origins and leads her to discover a mysterious uncle who lived with her parents after the war. As she lifts the lid on a long forgotten family secret, the young woman learns that her mother once succumbed to an amorous passion that was as intense as it was short-lived...

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A quiet, contemplative film that slowly unravels buried family secrets. It feels like sifting through old photographs, uncovering a poignant and melancholic past that shapes the present.

melancholicintrospectivesombernostalgicslow-burnarthouse dramacharacter studyEuropean cinemafamily secretsidentitygriefpast trauma
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