The Truth
- 2019
- French
- 1h 46min
- PG
- Directed by: Hirokazu Koreeda
- Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke
Fabienne (Deneuve) is an old-school movie diva who has just published her memoirs, and whose estranged daughter (Binoche) comes home with her husband (Hawke) for a confrontation. A respectable, sometimes charming French family drama, very watchable and with disarming moments, but lacking the elegance and assurance we expect from Kore-eda’s work.
65%
75%
Read review
Performance times
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information displayed here is accurate, always check with the venue before attending (especially during the Covid-19 pandemic).Capitol Theatre, Horsham (0.0 miles)
Mon 14 Feb
Screen 1
£5
- 20:00 – 21:46
Original title: La vérité France 2019, 106 mins, Drama Colour, digital, Cert PG Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke Language: French In his first film made outside his native Japan, Hirokazu Koreeda subtly explores the secrets and lies we tell ourselves and those closest to us. Catherine Deneuve plays a legendary French film diva who reigns supreme and is adored by men, but has a fraught relationship with her estranged screenwriter daughter (played by Juliette Binoche). The release of the mother’s memoir, euphemistically entitled The Truth, ignites a family confrontation during which true feelings emerge, accounts are settled and love and resentment are confessed. ‘
Text supplied by third party.
Reviews & features
The Truth
16 Mar 2020
Hirokazu Kore-eda lands in France for his latest, starring Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche
Palme d'Or winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda seems to be channelling the spirit of Arnaud Desplechin or André Téchiné in The Truth (La Vérité). The director's first non-Japanese work is a perfectly respectable, sometimes charming French family drama…
Tell us more about this listing.
