In When Fall Is Coming (Quand vient l’automne), François Ozon trades his usual satirical approach for a more introspective and unsentimental narrative. The film centers on Michelle (Hélène Vincent), a woman approaching old age with calm acceptance, living in her isolated country home. Her life, filled with quiet reflection, is disrupted when her daughter Valérie (Ludivine Sagnier) visits, bringing forth unresolved grievances and rekindling old family tensions.
Ozon’s storytelling avoids moral judgments, focusing instead on the complexities of familial relationships and the existential mysteries that bind people together. Michelle’s past as a high-priced prostitute and the tensions within her family, including her son Vincent (Pierre Lottin), are explored without sensationalism. The film captures life’s ironies with a deep, unflinching gaze, offering a meditation on love, devotion, and the passage of time.
In this understated drama, Ozon reflects on life’s quiet tragedies, bringing a mature perspective on human imperfection and the acceptance of mortality.
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