French Film Review: Un Beau Matin
Léa Seydoux plays Sandra, a young translator raising her daughter while navigating the slow decline of her father, Georg, whose illness erodes both memory and language. As hospital visits and care home searches consume her days, she reconnects with Clément, an old friend now in a relationship, and begins an affair that brings both joy and guilt. Pascal Greggory lends restrained dignity to Georg, while Melvil Poupaud’s Clément remains human rather than heroic. This quiet study of love and loss manages to balance grief with renewal, moving steadily towards light rather than despair The result is unsentimental and quietly affecting.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory
From France Today Magazine
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