Saw this as a premier of Somerset House summer screen.
This is a classic French film of life, with a little less warmth than say Eric Rohmer. It follows the stately collapse of a middle aged woman's world - as she continues to live on the inertia of continuation. It is well observed, with the attention to detail afforded to films that are not Hollywood inspired. We see relationships change subtly through different status changes. Even the relationship to the philosophy she teaches and thinks she knows.
Isabelle Huppert is always watchable - which is just as well as she is in every frame. The filming and scenery is precise and often beautiful - though it was far too low energy for a premier.
This is a classic French film of life, with a little less warmth than say Eric Rohmer. It follows the stately collapse of a middle aged woman's world - as she continues to live on the inertia of continuation. It is well observed, with the attention to detail afforded to films that are not Hollywood inspired. We see relationships change subtly through different status changes. Even the relationship to the philosophy she teaches and thinks she knows.
Isabelle Huppert is always watchable - which is just as well as she is in every frame. The filming and scenery is precise and often beautiful - though it was far too low energy for a premier.