Synopsis
In 1976 in Nice, Agnes, the daughter of the owner of the Palais de la Méditerranée, falls in love with an older lawyer.
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Cast
- Catherine DeneuveRenée Le Roux
- Guillaume CanetMaurice Agnelet
- Adèle HaenelAgnès Le Roux
- Judith ChemlaFrançoise
- Mauro ConteMario
- Jean CorsoFratoni
- Hugo SablicFils Agnelet adulte
- Jean-Pierre GettiPrésident du tribunal
- Pascal MercierGuérin
- Tamara De LeenerMadeleine
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
Like any good prosecutor, Téchiné gives us enough information to render a verdict without bullying us into agreement. His gift to his viewers is the space to think for ourselves. - 75
Observer
It’s a high-class thriller without a single goose bump, but between the mother, the daughter, the lawyer, the Mafia, and the investors determined to separate Renée from her money and power, there’s enough material to juggle several balls in the air at the same time. - 70
The Dissolve
These characters are so richly drawn, and inhabit such a precise milieu, that they deserved a less perfunctory, anticlimactic fate. The truth will allegedly set us free, but it often puts filmmakers in chains. - 63
Slant Magazine
This adaptation is to concerned with narrative fidelity and formal objectivity to pierce the veil of power dynamics that largely comprises the film's concerns. - 63
RogerEbert.com
Those looking for a courtroom drama or the emotional tugging that might result from a mother’s 30-year fight to get justice for her daughter will find little to chew on here. - 60
Time Out London
The performances are solid, even if the age difference between the two female leads may strike some as a little disconcerting. - 60
The New York Times
Mr. Téchiné ’s methodical storytelling covers more narrative ground than the drama requires, sapping the film’s energy. - 60
Los Angeles Times
None of it is quite satisfying, especially when old-age makeup takes center stage. But striking moments develop along the way, jolts of weird joy and melancholy as menace gathers under the Mediterranean sun.
