An Impossible Love
| An Impossible Love | |
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| Directed by | Catherine Corsini |
| Starring | Virginie Efira Niels Schneider Jehnny Beth |
| Cinematography | Jeanne Lapoirie |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
An Impossible Love (French: Un amour impossible) is a 2018 French drama film directed by Catherine Corsini and based on the best-selling 2015 novel of the same name by Christine Angot.[1][2] Starring Virginie Efira, Jehnny Beth, and Niels Schneider, the film chronicles the life of office worker Rachel as she falls in love with the wealthy Philippe, gives birth to their daughter Chantal, and raises Chantal as a single mother while maintaining a complicated relationship with Philippe.
Plot[]
In the late 1950s in Châteauroux, France, Rachel, a modest office worker, meets Philippe, a brilliant young man born to a bourgeois family. This brief but passionate connection results in the birth of a daughter, Chantal. Philippe refuses to marry outside of his social class and Rachel has to raise their daughter alone. Regardless, Chantal is a great source of happiness for Rachel. She wishes for Philippe to legally acknowledge his daughter, which would give her his last name. A battle of more than ten years ensues, which will eventually break up all of their lives.
Cast[]
- Virginie Efira as Rachel Steiner
- Niels Schneider as Philippe Arnold
- Jehnny Beth as Chantal
- Ambre Hasaj as Chantal 3/5 years old
- Sasha Alassandri-Torrès Garcia as Chantal 6/8 years old
- Estelle Lescure as Chantal in adolescence
Reception[]
In France, the film averages 3,7/5 on the AlloCiné from 32 press reviews.[3] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 100% of 20 reviews are positive.[4]
References[]
- ^ Mintzer, Jordan (13 November 2018). "'An Impossible Love' ('Un amour impossible'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California: Eldridge Industries. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "An Impossible Love review – Catherine Corsini's tender tragedy | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week". 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Un amour impossible". AlloCiné. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Un amour impossible". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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