One year after Deception, Arnaud Desplechin returns with a powerful melodrama about the buried feelings and unspoken words between siblings. Louis is a professor and poet, Alice is a famous theater actress. For years, she has hated her brother and no longer speaks to him. But they will be forced to meet again at their parents’ bedside. Halfway between Bergman and Truffaut, Desplechin rethreads all of his favorite themes and confirms the scope of his talent. With immense grace, he crafts an accomplished drama about family secrets. Intense and luminous, Marion Cotillard offers what is probably one of her finest roles to date.