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When Fall Is Coming

Quand vient l'automne

2024

François Ozon

Hélène Vincent, Josiane Balasko, Ludivine Sagnier, Pierre Lottin ...

6.6

2,456

Drama. Mystery

Drama. Mystery

Michelle (Hélène Vincent) is an energetic grandmother who spends her retirement in a small village in the French countryside, where also lives Marie-Claude (Josiane Balasko), her best friend. Excited by the visit of her daughter Valérie and grandson Lucas, with the idea of leaving the little one with her during the week of school vacations, Michelle cooks them some wild mushrooms that turn out to be toxic. Everything that happens ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"With a terrific lead from screen and stage veteran Hélène Vincent, this is Ozon in his fine-wine register, but with acerbic notes"
		Stephanie Bunbury Deadline	"The makings of 'When Fall is Coming' suggest that it’s a chilly thriller. On the contrary, it unfolds as gently as autumnal leaves drifting to the forest floor."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An intriguing, if tonally uncertain, mystery drama about a suspected murder (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"Nobody is exactly who they appear to be in 'Quand vient l'automne', but Ozon’s nimble, perceptive little film takes that as a given"
		Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"A delicious chill in the air"
		Olivia Popp Cineuropa	"Ozon tints his world with an immense amount of cosy, environmental warmth"
		Kevin Maher The Times	"The characters around [Vincent] are wafer-thin, their performances thinner, and nothing ever fully ignites (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		David Opie IndieWire	"François Ozon’s crackling autumnal thriller gives Hélène Vincent a well-deserved spotlight in this accomplished thriller"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"A sleek, modestly scaled entertainment about families, secrets and obligations, it features fine performances and some picture-postcard Burgundian locations"
		Tom Dawson Radio Times	"In a strong ensemble cast, Vincent gives a superb performance, imbuing her octogenarian protagonist with a refreshing complexity (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Derek Smith Slant	"The film is a bit too muddled to bring its main character fully into focus, despite Hélène Vincent’s best efforts to do so (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Zachary Barnes The Wall Street Journal	"That it is still worthwhile owes largely to the sympathetic, sinuous performance of Hélène Vincent, in the lead role of a grand-mère who may not be as simply sweet as she first appears"
		Monica Castillo rogerebert.com	"[It] is deceptively calm and restrained for all the mystery that arises (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Wendy Ide The New York Observer	"A small gem of a mystery from François Ozon (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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