N’avoue jamais (2024)

François (André Dussollier), a retired general, and Annie (Sabine Azéma) have been married for fifty years and have three children: Amaury, Adrien, and Capucine, whom they see every year for Annie’s birthday on . Faithful and still very much in love with his wife, François discovers some passionate letters addressed to Annie while tidying the attic. She had taken a lover in 1983, just a few years after they married. Annie immediately admits her infidelity and pleads that the statute of limitations has run out. To no avail: François wants to restore his honor and track down the former lover to beat him up. He then considers getting a divorce. Drawing on his former professional connections, he easily obtains Boris’s (Thierry Lhermitte) address in Nice, where François and Annie first met. Claiming that they are taking a belated honeymoon, they show up unannounced at the home of their daughter Capucine, who also lives in Nice. Together, they track down Boris, a karate instructor. Boris welcomes them warmly. He is still in love with Annie and tries to seduce her. François sees his first love again, without enthusiasm. He realizes how much he cares about Annie and learns about the lives of his daughter Capucine and his youngest son, Adrien. Annie resists, then agrees to resume their life together. A year later, on , the family celebrates Annie’s birthday. Their granddaughters play in the attic.