A chance encounter between two middle-aged passengers begins this Parisian romance, told in real time. Alix (Emmanuelle Devos), on her...
A chance encounter between two middle-aged passengers begins this Parisian romance, told in real time. Alix (Emmanuelle Devos), on her way to audition for a film, meets a mysterious English stranger (Gabriel Byrne). She follows him, loves him, for a few hours, before facing what could be a new life.
"Young and versatile director Jérôme Bonnell (Le Chignon d’Olga) tells a real-time story with a particular sense for detail. Reminiscent of François Truffaut’s The Woman Next Door, the film captures vivid insights of a burning love evolving between two characters, wonderfully brought together by Bonnell’s down-to-earth approach." (Tribeca Film Festival)
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47 %17 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
57 %168 reviewsAudience score rating
"A tonally heterogeneous but emotionally coherent dramedy centered around a beautifully modulated turn by Devos."
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Variety
Variety"You may complain that [it's] episodic to cohere and that Alix's eccentricities are plot mechanisms. But to me, this fateful day-in-the-life feels believable."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The connection that these two are allegedly making must be taken on faith. Little is shown or spoken to sell it."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"A bracingly romantic drama that's alive with a mature sense of passion and mystery."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Never quite sustains its double-sided tone, but the Franglais performances are top-notch."
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Hollywood Reporter
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- Runtime
- 101
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- France, Belgium, Ireland
