Café de Flore

Café de Flore

2011 · 120 min · FR · NR · 6.9 (158 votes)
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · Starring Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent, Evelyne Brochu, Marin Gerrier, Alice Dubois

Healing a broken heart isn't easy. Sometimes it takes a lifetime...or two.

DramaRomance

Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness. Antoine, is a successful DJ in present day Montreal who seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine’s ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation.

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A deeply emotional, non-linear exploration of love across time. It feels like a wistful, melancholic meditation on connection, sacrifice, and the enduring echoes of past relationships. Prepare for a thoughtful, poignant experience.

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