Le rire de ma mère is not just a story of a boy coming of age, as another reviewer has asserted. Yes, there is a boy and yes, his parents are divorced and yes, his mother has cancer. Nevertheless, that is not what the story is about - there is much more to it.
The story is about relationships - of the boy with his mother, his father, his stepmother, his grandparents, his friends and classmates, his drama class, his sports team.
However, equally important is that the relationships between everyone else - not only with the boy - are portrayed very well.
The acting is universally very good, all characters are multidimensional and live. On the "nothing actually happening" comment by the other reviewer - I am not sure what you were looking for, but you might be better off watching Wonder Woman or something along similar lines.
I watched this in March of 2020 - during the COVID-19 pandemic peak in the United States - and by the end of the film had completely forgotten everything about the corona virus, problems in Italy and Spain, empty product shelves in grocery stores and everything else that is constantly being communicated by the media. The movie is that good.
Hope this helps, thank you for reading.
