Hidden Diary

Hidden Diary

2009 · 105 min · FR · 6.2 (18 votes)
Dir. Julie Lopes-Curval · Starring Catherine Deneuve, Marie-Josée Croze, Marina Hands, Michel Duchaussoy, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Carole Franck · Music Patrick Watson
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In the 1950s, Louise left her husband when their children were still little. She was never heard from again. Her daughter Martine stayed in the small seaside town, where she became a doctor. Martine's daughter, Audrey, a thirty-year-old independent woman, returns to visit her parents. By chance, she finds a notebook that belonged to her grandmother, a diary that may at last explain her departure. Will it reveal the things left unsaid, that have altered the relationships within the heart of the family ever since? In it, will Audrey find answers to the questions that she is asking herself about her own future?

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A poignant, slow-unfolding drama that feels like sifting through old photographs. It's a deeply emotional journey into the past, exploring the lingering echoes of family secrets and unspoken regrets across generations.

melancholicnostalgicintrospectivedramaticslow-burnfamily dramaperiod piececharacter-drivenfamily secretsintergenerational traumaidentityunresolved grief
beachparent child relationshipcemeterypregnancydiarydysfunctional familyfamily relationshipsflashbackmurderdoctorwoman directormysterious pastspanning generationsfamily portrait
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