Sweetheart

This was the first film I watched on my 40th birthday. It might seem like an unusual choice for a middle aged English speaking Canadian male to watch a French film about a mother and daughter, but I'm glad I watched it. The film is lovely and charming, anchored by strong and believable performances from Sandrine Kiberlain and Thaïs Alessandrin. I would definitely recommend this tender and touching film to anyone who appreciates a nice film. My rating is an 8/10.

Touchant et beau. Je comprends pas pourquoi ce film n'a que 6/10 c'est ridicule!

Touching and beautiful, I cant believe this only has 6/10! Ridiculous.

If you ask me I must say that "Sweetheart" is a beautiful, touching and strong movie. I absolutely believe that many people can relate to "Sweetheart".

In the movie we are introduced to Héloïse, a single mother to three teenagers. Héloïses youngest child Jade is about to leave her home and study in Canada. I can see and feel that Héloïse is having difficulties when it comes to letting go of Jade for a while. Héloïse faces a kind of identity change. Who will she become when her youngest child moves? I think that "Sweetheart" portrayed all of this in a personal, genuine and nice way. The flashbacks were interesting to watch. Maybe they could have been a tiny bit longer.

I didn´t regret watching "Sweetheart". You should give it a chance too! For me it didn´t matter that I´m not a parent. "Sweetheart" was still rewarding to watch. Merci to the cast and crew!

Focus on the tender and accomplice relationship between a mother of 3 children and her last daughter, during the last months before the baccalaureat, a French academic qualification in order to graduate high school. Dixit Hodding Carter, "there are two things we should give our children: one is roots and the other is wings". This mom has understood the two parts but the second one (i.e. the wings) is obviously more difficult to apprehend.