1947. On a Normandy beach, Madeleine, a hotel restaurant waitress and mother to a young boy, meets François, a rich and educated student. The attraction they feel for each other is proportional to the secrets they each carry with them. If we know what Madeleine wants to leave behind by following this young man, we gradually discover what François is desperately trying to escape from by mixing Madeleine's fate with his. Director Katell Quillévéré manages to capture these complex emotions with a keen sense of nuance and a poetic visual language. Her staging is imbued with a sensitive consideration of human relationships and the question of how love can exist under extreme conditions. Carried by the intense performances of the lead actors, the audience is deeply drawn into an era in which personal freedom and social constraints are inextricably intertwined. Shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, the film was praised for its bold blend of intimacy and historical scope. ALONG CAME LOVE (fr. LE TEMPS D'AIMER) leaves a lasting impression as a work that explores the nuances of love in the most difficult of times, yet celebrates the universal truth of its strength.
This historical melodrama shows, with great finesse, the consequences of the German occupation in northern France in the aftermath of the war.
1947. On a Normandy beach, Madeleine, a hotel restaurant waitress and mother to a young boy, meets François, a rich and educated student. The attraction they feel for each other is proportional to the secrets they each carry with them. If we know what Madeleine wants to leave behind by following this young man, we gradually discover what François is desperately trying to escape from by mixing Madeleine's fate with his.
Director Katell Quillévéré manages to capture these complex emotions with a keen sense of nuance and a poetic visual language. Her staging is imbued with a sensitive consideration of human relationships and the question of how love can exist under extreme conditions. Carried by the intense performances of the lead actors, the audience is deeply drawn into an era in which personal freedom and social constraints are inextricably intertwined.
Shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, the film was praised for its bold blend of intimacy and historical scope. ALONG CAME LOVE (fr. LE TEMPS D'AIMER) leaves a lasting impression as a work that explores the nuances of love in the most difficult of times, yet celebrates the universal truth of its strength.