Story: A woman leaves her family and newborn and hides with a neighbor.
Another typical French movie taken to the extreme: someone depressed does unexplained and unreasonable things. We don't quite know why she is that depressed.
The failure of the movie is that we don't really care to find out why. At some point, depression can be boring to watch. If the subject won't talk and behaves in a destructive manner, you can lose the viewer very quickly. This movie does.
The other problem with this movie is that that some key characters (the neighbors) also behave in incredible ways, only so that the story can continue. Would you host a depressive maniac in your house for multiple days, knowing their children are only meters away, and not say anything? It defies imagination. The movie, aware of this weakness, makes some attempt at justifying this behavior, but it's not convincing.
Overall, I don't recommend it.
Another typical French movie taken to the extreme: someone depressed does unexplained and unreasonable things. We don't quite know why she is that depressed.
The failure of the movie is that we don't really care to find out why. At some point, depression can be boring to watch. If the subject won't talk and behaves in a destructive manner, you can lose the viewer very quickly. This movie does.
The other problem with this movie is that that some key characters (the neighbors) also behave in incredible ways, only so that the story can continue. Would you host a depressive maniac in your house for multiple days, knowing their children are only meters away, and not say anything? It defies imagination. The movie, aware of this weakness, makes some attempt at justifying this behavior, but it's not convincing.
Overall, I don't recommend it.