Nate D's Reviews > My Mother Laughs

As in her films, the close observational detail, here of breaking relationships and family struggles with illness, opens up the profound. She writes with a simple poetry, interleaving to collapse time and theme without formal affectation, in a way that would strike even to those unfamiliar with her filmmaking. And if you already love her other work, this becomes even more essential a window through and beyond. We miss you greatly Chantal.