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This is such a rich story that it could entertain and succeed in several ways, depending on your point of view. It's a story about old age, about family relationships, and wise characters who know when to stay quiet.

For myself, it was a story of how children can trick you, or charm you, or drag you kicking and screaming out of your comfort zone. And where did they learn to do all this? From none other than ourselves, when we did it to them. Still, they seem to be so much better at it than us; our comfort zones are so much more rusted into place.

Just an observation: Why are middle-aged heroines in French films so often called Helene?

For many reasons, this film is a must see. first - for actors. and their performances. and the meet between Claude Rich and Sandrine Bonnaire gace to a touching, complex, almost provocative story. second - for a beautiful plot like an old tree. not the less - for the chance to be a story about yourself. and, sure, for the end. as answer. as conclusion. as expression of a sort of miracle in different skin by you expect. a French film about a family. his past. and the fight for create the right future.