Edouard is patriarch of a large family: his second wife, Jeanne, has just had a baby and finally had enough of his philandering. As the marriage between them unravels, Edouard's daughters experience their own emotional shock waves. Dina, in a relationship with playwright Paul, wants more from her daily life, while Sidone is married to a fellow musician but is terrified of performing in public. Fast-forward seven years: Edouard is gravely ill, and the family shares their issues, hopes and fears.
Acting
Cardinale's simmering rage could melt steel.
Direction
Trintignant directs her own daughter and ex-husband with surgical precision.
Writing
Dialogue that stings like a slap from someone who knows you.
Director
Nadine Trintignant
Philippe Noiret
Edouard
Claudia Cardinale
Jeanne
Fanny Ardant
Dina
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Paul
Marie Trintignant
Sidonie
Jérôme Anger
Jude
Pierre-Loup Rajot
Farou
Hubert Deschamps
Le voisin de Paul
Christian Marquand
Pierre
Riton Liebman
Manuel
Serge Marquand
Le professeur à l'hôpital
Jean-Paul Muel
L'homma à la voiture
Benoît Régent
Le médecin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Nadine Trintignant cast her daughter Marie and ex-husband Jean-Louis, making the family dysfunction almost documentary-level authentic.
This was one of Fanny Ardant's early major roles before becoming Truffaut's muse and one of France's most commanding screen presences.
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