The Truth (2019)

A stormy reunion between scriptwriter Lumir with her famous mother and actress, Fabienne, against the backdrop of Fabienne's autobiographic book and her latest role in a Sci-Fi picture as a mother who never grows old.

Director:

Hirokazu Koreeda

Writers:

Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay), Ken Liu (film in film based on short story by)

Stars:

Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Catherine Deneuve	...	Fabienne Dangeville
Juliette Binoche	...	Lumir
Ethan Hawke	...	Hank
Clémentine Grenier	...	Charlotte
Manon Clavel	...	Manon Lenoir
Alain Libolt	...	Luc Garbois
Christian Crahay	...	Jacques
Roger Van Hool	...	Pierre
Ludivine Sagnier	...	L'actrice qui joue Amy à 38 ans
Laurent Capelluto	...	Le journaliste
Maya Sansa
Jackie Berroyer	...	Le chef du restaurant
Sébastien Chassagne	...	Le réalisateur du film
Helmi Dridi	...	Le chauffeur de Fabienne
Virgile M'Fouilou	...	Le vendeur d'art africain

Storyline

Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.

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Plot Keywords:

acting | alcohol | tortoise | dog | mother daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic and suggestive elements, and for smoking and brief language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hirokazu Koreeda's first film set outside of Japan and his first film not in his native language of Japanese.

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Goofs

Water drops on the screen when they walk through the town at night.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

Storms Never Last
Written by Jessi Colter

User Reviews

Truth or Inconsequences

Early on, Deneuve's movie star character is being interviewed by a magazine journalist who asks boring, pedestrian questions. She comments that the film (within a film) that she is making will not be a major one. That goes for the actual film as well. The old stars play their parts deftly and confidently, hitting their marks every time. But that pales in comparison to what they did in their respective heydays. For anyone who knows those classic movies, this one is highly interesting. I hope it is their way of saying farewell, before making way for newer talent. The stand-out in this film is Clémentine Grenier, a child actress so young that she still has all her baby front teeth. By stealing scenes left, right and center, she shows the elderly actors up. C'est la Vie!

Details

Official Sites:

Curzon Artificial Eye [United Kingdom] GAGA [Japan]

Country:

France Japan Switzerland

Language:

French English

Release Date:

3 July 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Truth

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,200, 5 July 2020

Gross USA:

$9,619

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,252,668

Company Credits

Production Co:

3B Productions, Bun-Buku, MI Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 119 min (extended)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1