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A gently moving drama in which Hansen-Løve showcases her delicate touch, exploring significantly autobiographical topics with an unapologetically honest lens.

Léa Seydoux is Sandra, a young widow single-handedly caring for her adorable young daughter whilst dealing with both the practical problems and the sense of loss brought about by her once-brilliant father Georg's unforgiving neurodegenerative illness.

When she meets and falls for an old acquaintance, Clément (Melvil Poupaud), we are soon treated to the possibility of romance – but his situation is not as simple as it may seem… We watch Sandra navigating a broad range of emotions as she goes from sadness to joy several times a day.  Seydoux is better than ever here, and her chemistry with Poupaud is electrifying.  The script is lucid and touching, and they deliver it with aplomb.  Nicole García, as the supportively pragmatic Françoise (Sandra's mother and Georg's ex-wife) provides some welcome tonal changes.

Exploring both lightness and depth, the film manages to compel without clichés or low blows; indeed, this is an ultimately uplifting story.  

The film will be introduced by Jon Davies, a leading expert in French Cinema. Jon is an Associate of the British Film Institute and a tutor in French Cinema at Morley College, London. He has been presenting Watermans' popular French cinema club, French Impressions, for over 20 years.