- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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5 out of 5
Haunting and heartbreaking, director Jean-Marc Vallée's romantic drama is an electrifying multilayered experience. The struggle faced by a mother of a boy with Down's syndrome in 1969 Paris (a remarkable performance from Vanessa Paradis) is interwoven with the globetrotting life of a present-day Montreal DJ (singer/songwriter Kevin Parent) whose ex-wife just can't let go of her soulmate. Both intriguing stories eventually connect with a shattering genre-bending assurance that asks big questions about the power of love, parenting skills and the paranormal. Just like Vallée's breakthrough hit CRAZY, music is a vital element to the mix, with Matthew Herbert's title track and selections from Sigur Rós, the Cure and Pink Floyd fitting perfectly with Vallée's images. Bold and uncompromising, passionate and profound, this is an intoxicating triumph that bristles with sly innovation.
Plot Summary
In 1969, a single mother raises a son with Down's Syndrome. When she is told he is unlikely to live past 25, she resolves to make his short life as happy as possible. In 2011, a famous DJ secretly longs to leave his girlfriend and return to his ex-wife. Gradually, a connection between the two stories emerges. Drama, with Vanessa Paradis and Kevin Parent. In French.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jacqueline
- Vanessa Paradis
- Antoine Godin
- Kevin Parent
- Carole
- Hélène Florent
- Rose
- Evelyne Brochu
- Laurent
- Marin Gerrier
- Véronique
- Alice Dubois
- Amélie
- Evelyne de la Chenelière
- Julien Godin
- Michel Dumont
- Juliette
- Joanny Corbeil-Picher
- Angéline
- Rosalie Fortier
Crew
- Director
- Jean-Marc Vallée
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