Comedy drama starring Agnès Jaoui and Thibault de Montalembert. Having recently turned 50, Aurore is separated from her husband and has quit her job - all while nervously facing the prospect of becoming a grandmother. As she starts to rebuild her life and independence, she encounters an old flame.
In suggesting that the problems of an ageing woman can be solved by the love of a good man, Blandine Lenoir's menopausal tale seems to contradict the message of empowerment it strives to promote. Fifty-year-old waitress Agnès Jaoui is contemplating the daunting triple whammy of being divorced, unemployed and a grandmother, but her daughters Sarah Suco and Lou Roy-Lecollinet are too wrapped up in their own worlds to detect their mother's malaise. But, while best friend Pascale Arbillot tries to be supportive, it's only when Jaoui bumps into old flame Thibault de Montalembert that she regains her pep. The scenario revisits themes explored in Lenoir's 2014 debut, Zouzou, and makes several shrewd points about class, gender and age. Yet, while Jaoui is typically willing and winning, this breezy dramedy sells her short with its cosily upbeat dénouement.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Aurore Tabort | Agnès Jaoui |
| Christophe Tochard, "Totoche" | Thibault de Montalembert |
| Mano | Pascale Arbillot |
| Marina Tabort | Sarah Suco |
| Lucie Tabort | Lou Roy-Lecollinet |
| Hervé | Eric Viellard |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Blandine Lenoir |
