A french old man is married to a french old woman. They live in Paris and like to go to classical music recitals and other stereotypically french activities. One morning Mrs French person has herself a bit of a medical issue and becomes handicapped. Mr French person then spends the film looking after her and trying to cope with the fact his wife is no longer the person he married.
This film is not an easy film to watch. It deals with very serious issues that I can imagine all old couples, and to a certain extent young ones, fear never happen. The acting is bang on with the majority of the scenes containing only the married couple in question and you genuinely believe in them as a pair and that they are struggling with this terrible event. The support cast are also very good but are used sparingly as the main focus is, and rightly so, centred on just the two people. You are not going to watch this film and feel elated at the end but there is a strange sense of relief on the part of the characters that reaches out from the screen. I can't say I enjoyed this film as that's not really the point of it but it is fantastically well done and a powerful watch.
Verdict: 4/5
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