Louloute (2020)
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Alice Henri, Laure Calamy, Bruno Clairefond, Erika Sainte
A woman revisits her childhood as the daughter of struggling livestock farmers, where her own cheerful world contrasts with her parents’ mounting worries.
The story
Louise, an anxious and depressed teacher in her thirties, revisits the past and remembers herself at ten, when she was known as Louloute. Her parents were livestock farmers in the Pays d’Auge, struggling with deep debt and living in constant fear about the future. Their crisis unfolded day by day, largely beyond Louloute’s understanding. She experienced childhood as a cheerful world of her own, filled with cows, dreams, chunky wool sweaters, and the television program Club Dorothée. The account presents the contrast between her bright, imaginative perspective and the financial strain weighing on her family.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Louise, a teacher in her thirties who is anxious and depressed, revisits her past. She remembers being ten years old, when she went by the nickname Louloute. Her parents were livestock farmers in the Pays d’Auge and, without her really realizing it, were living through a crisis day by day. Deep in debt, they were constantly afraid of what the future would bring. But Louloute herself was living her own rather cheerful little-girl life. She loved cows, dreams, chunky wool sweaters, and the Club Dorothée on television, all equally...
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