The Truth
Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke star in this mother-daughter reunion dramedy from Cannes Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda (Shoplifters).
"Fabienne (Deneuve) is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir (Binoche) returns from New York to Paris with her husband (Ethan Hawke) and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed." (Venice Film Festival)
- Director:
- Hirokazu Koreeda ('Shoplifters', 'After the Storm', 'Like Father, Like Son')
- Writer:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Cast:
- Catherine DeneuveJuliette BinocheEthan HawkeLudivine SagnierManon ClavelAlain LiboltChristian CrahayRoger Van Hool
Reviews & comments
Stuff
pressThis is a film that belongs to Deneuve and Binoche and those expecting expertly delivered emotional manipulation and fireworks between the pair’s characters will not be disappointed.
FilmInk
pressIf you like complex human studies directed and realised with the utmost finesse, make sure you put this one on your holiday viewing list.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressIt feels like a chamber piece because it is: a chance for the director to observe an ocean-going star in all her glory, to see what he can do as her captain.
The Times
pressOne of Deneuve's greatest performances, with Kore-eda transforming the magisterial persona she frequently supplies to other directors into something more complex, tragic and yet defiant. She deserves awards for it. And so does the film.
Screen Daily
pressA very European film of charm and wit that hits the occasional emotional high note, and sees Catherine Deneuve embracing her tastiest role since Potiche with verve and gusto.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt has the playful lightness of touch, the wit and warmth that are an essential part of the Kore-eda signature; it's also an affectionate ode to French cinema itself...
Variety
pressFrom first shot to last, it's a film of high wit and confidence and verve, an astonishingly fluid and accomplished act of boundary-leaping.
The Guardian
pressYes, Kore-eda's tale is warm and soothing, verging on over-cosy. But it contains a hard core of emotional truth, like the pea beneath the mattress that woke up the princess.
Stuff
pressThis is a film that belongs to Deneuve and Binoche and those expecting expertly delivered emotional manipulation and fireworks between the pair’s characters will not be disappointed.
FilmInk
pressIf you like complex human studies directed and realised with the utmost finesse, make sure you put this one on your holiday viewing list.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressIt feels like a chamber piece because it is: a chance for the director to observe an ocean-going star in all her glory, to see what he can do as her captain.
The Times
pressOne of Deneuve's greatest performances, with Kore-eda transforming the magisterial persona she frequently supplies to other directors into something more complex, tragic and yet defiant. She deserves awards for it. And so does the film.
Screen Daily
pressA very European film of charm and wit that hits the occasional emotional high note, and sees Catherine Deneuve embracing her tastiest role since Potiche with verve and gusto.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt has the playful lightness of touch, the wit and warmth that are an essential part of the Kore-eda signature; it's also an affectionate ode to French cinema itself...
Variety
pressFrom first shot to last, it's a film of high wit and confidence and verve, an astonishingly fluid and accomplished act of boundary-leaping.
The Guardian
pressYes, Kore-eda's tale is warm and soothing, verging on over-cosy. But it contains a hard core of emotional truth, like the pea beneath the mattress that woke up the princess.
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