The stories of Nora during a brief period when her father falls ill and of Ismaël while involuntarily committed to a mental institution for observation. Nora’s in her 30s and has loved four men – her son Elias, Elias’s deceased father, her own father, and Ismaël, a musician given to odd behavior with whom she lived seven years. She will soon marry a businessman. Faced with her father’s death, Nora seeks out Ismaël to ask that he reconnect with Elias; a great deal else roils from her past. Ismaël has his own challenges, not the least of which are his feelings toward adopting Elias and his meeting Arielle, another patient. Ismaël’s surface shows a lot; Nora’s, very little.
Release Date: 22 December 2004Runtime:
Stars:
- Catherine Deneuve
- Catherine Rouvel
- Didier Sauvegrain
- Emmanuelle Devos
- François Toumarkine
- Geoffrey Carey
- Jean-Paul Roussillon
- Marc Bodnar
- Mathieu Amalric
- Maurice Garrel
- Miglen Mirtchev
- Olivier Borle
- Olivier Rabourdin
- Thierry Bosc
- Valentin Lelong
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
