Directed by:
Alessandro CaponeScreenplay:
Alessandro CaponeCinematography:
Luciano TovoliPlots(1)
Danielle is a middle-aged woman rebounding from the trauma of an unsuccessful suicide attempt, and wrestling resolutely with the inner demons that propelled her into that tragic emotional state. Greta Scacchi (White Mischief) co-stars as Dr. Nielsen, the psychiatrist assigned to guide Danielle through therapy and recovery. Though the patient initially presents herself as unwilling to vocalize, in time she picks up a pen and attempts to write, letting the words flow out of her, cathartically, onto paper. It becomes apparent to both doctor and subject that the source of Danielle’s trauma lies in her dysfunctional, estranged relationship with her daughter, Sophie (Mélanie Laurent) – now a contented, healthy wife and mother with a husband and a small child of her own – and that Danielle herself caused the schism by allowing irrational feelings of jealousy and inadequacy to separate her from Sophie. Danielle soon realizes that if she is to make any progress on emotional and psychological levels, she and Sophie must work through the immense obstacle of anger that divides them. (Tarantula Luxembourg)
(more)Cast
Isabelle Huppert
France
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Mélanie Laurent
France
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Olivier Gourmet
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Best movies:
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Giorgio Lupano
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