According to Her

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7.2/10

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Irina Abraham in According to Her (2016)

Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.

According to Her
Written and directed by Estelle Artus

Starring Irina Abraham, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Nathalie Bryant, Pascal Escriout, and Eloise Eonnet.
Featuring: Jean-Francois Poirier, Lucas Rainey, Michelle Pichon, Natalie Solomonov, Howard Wieder.

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Synopsis
Just before reaching the pinnacle of fame, Veronica happily gives up her career as a pianist to raise her son. Despite constant pressures from her husband, Paul, a French stockbroker, she retreats into an indefinite hiatus from performing while fully enjoying her role as a mother. But without a salary or an independent work identity, Veronica's dependency on Paul grows and a sense of personal dislocation sets in. The question of going back on stage arises more painfully when she meets Amanda, an alluring, promising, and younger pianist from Paris who soon falls for Paul.

Genre: Drama, Romance.
Running time: 89min.
In English with occasional subtitles in French and Russian.

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Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French expats in New York.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
According to Her premiered on the west coast at Cinequest Film Festival before heading to India International Film Festival and Moscow International Film Festival among others. It gathered a Best Producer award for Estelle Artus and a Best Music award at Brooklyn Film Festival.

Quotes
Paul: Why don't you get a job? Any job, I don't mean it like this but it starts to look bad with my friends, my colleagues...

Alternate versions
French title: Mère

Soundtracks
Gamma Ray Bursts
by Es Muss Sein Quartet

User reviews5

Featured review

10/10

Raw emotions and honesty in terms of storytelling.

Don't get fooled by the poster, this film is as much for a male audience than for a female one. According To Her is a sharply-written, touching and beautifully directed film. Estelle Artus weaves an atmosphere of apparent tranquility, of music and dinners with friends and casual conversations among French expatriates in New York (not a funny bunch!), but the surface is scratched by emotional outbursts, which cause the characters to discover their true natures. It is all done with hypnotic visual beauty and ends up being quite moving.