The Truth

2019 · 106 min · FR · PG · 6.1 (220 votes)

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · Starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clémentine Grenier, Manon Clavel, Alain Libolt · Music Alexei Aigui

Drama

Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.

VIBE

A quiet, contemplative drama that feels like leafing through old photo albums. It's a film about the weight of unspoken words and the complex, often painful, beauty of familial bonds. Expect thoughtful performances and a deeply human, melancholic tone.

melancholicintrospectivewrybittersweetslow-burnA24 arthousecharacter-driven dramanaturalisticfamily relationshipsmemorytruthaging

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