

91 votes
2004
2h 30m
Shortly before her wedding, art gallery director Nora travels from Paris to Grenoble to visit her preteen son, Elias, who is spending time with her aging professor father, Louis, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. During her stay, she reaches out to her former lover, Ismaël, a viola player and father figure to Elias who has been committed against his will to a mental hospital. Ismaël, however, has his own problems to sort out.
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin

Emmanuelle Devos
Nora Cotterelle
Mathieu Amalric
Ismaël Vuillard
Maurice Garrel
Louis Jenssens
Catherine Deneuve
Mme Vasset
Nathalie Boutefeu
Chloé Jenssens
Joachim Salinger
Pierre Cotterelle
Hippolyte Girardot
Maître Marc Mamanne
Magali Woch
Louis JenssensValentin Lelong
Elias Cotterelle
Shulamit Adar
Mme Seyvos
Elsa Wolliaston
Dr. Devereux
Olivier Rabourdin
Jean-Jacques
Francis Leplay
Christian, le félon
Noémie Lvovsky
Elizabeth
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Abel Vuillard
Marc Betton
Léopold Virag, l'éditeur
Gilles Cohen
Simon
Catherine Rouvel
Monique Vuillard
Andrée Tainsy
La grand-mère
Geoffrey Carey
ClaudeStatus
Released
Release date
December 22, 2004
Budget
—
Revenue
$3.8M
Language
German, French, English

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