Fri 21 – Sat 22 Nov 5.45 & 8.15 Sun 23 Nov 8.00 Mon 24 Nov 8.15
Dir: (2008) France 1hr 57min Subtitled
Cast:Kristen Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius
Claudel’s debut won two prizes at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and it is easy to see why: this beautifully scripted and skilfully composed tale of two sisters who rebuild their relationship after years apart is utterly engrossing and deeply moving. Scott-Thomas plays wonderfully against type as Juliette, introverted and fragile, who has just been released from 15 years in prison. Emotionally and physically ground down by years of guilt and anguish, Juliette goes to
stay with her younger sister Léa (Zylberstein). Léa has a full life as a wife and mother, and Juliette struggles to find her place in her sibling’s close-knit world.
“Kristin Scott Thomas gives an extraordinary performance” Killian Fox, The Observer
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