Une vie démente (2020)
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Jo Deseure, Jean Le Peltier, Lucie Debay, Gilles Remiche
A couple hoping to have a child must adjust as Alex’s mother’s dementia makes her increasingly dependent.
The story
Alex and Noémie, both in their thirties, hope to have a child, but their plans are unsettled by the increasingly eccentric behavior of Alex’s mother, Suzanne. She is suffering from degenerative dementia and can no longer manage on her own, making life more difficult for the couple. As they face the demands of Suzanne’s growing dependence alongside their hopes of becoming parents, Alex and Noémie must find a new balance in their lives. The story frames this as a turbulent journey of parenthood in reverse, as Suzanne becomes increasingly like a child.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Alex and Noémie, both in their thirties, want to have a child. Their plans are thrown into disarray as Alex’s mother, Suzanne, behaves in increasingly eccentric ways. Suffering from degenerative dementia, she can no longer manage on her own. Life becomes increasingly difficult for the couple, who will have to learn to find a new balance in their lives. Between the child they long for and the child Suzanne is becoming again, everything gets tangled up. It is the story of a rodeo: the turbulent journey of a couple discovering parenthood in reverse.
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