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6.6 1h 44m

When Fall Is Coming

Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression... until Marie-Claude's son gets out of prison.

Top Cast

  • Hélène Vincent

    Hélène Vincent

    Michelle

  • Josiane Balasko

    Josiane Balasko

    Marie-Claude

  • Ludivine Sagnier

    Ludivine Sagnier

    Valérie

  • Pierre Lottin

    Pierre Lottin

    Vincent

  • Vincent Colombe

    Vincent Colombe

    Le médecin de Michelle

  • Sophie Guillemin

    Sophie Guillemin

    La capitaine

  • Garlan Erlos

    Garlan Erlos

    Lucas

  • Malik Zidi

    Malik Zidi

    Laurent

  • Marie-Laurence Tartas

    Marie-Laurence Tartas

    La médecin de l'hôpital

Overview

Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression... until Marie-Claude's son gets out of prison.

Rating

6.6 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 May 8, 2025

    “Michelle” (Hélène Vincent) lives a solitary life in her rural home where she is eagerly anticipating the imminent arrival of her daughter “Valérie” (Ludvine Sagnier) and the apple of her eye, grandson “Lucas” (Garlan Erlos who morphs, uncannily, into the older Paul Beaurepaire). In preparation for this visit, she goes with best friend “Marie-Claude” (Josiane Balasko) to pick mushrooms. This latter lady has problems of her own, with her son “Vincent” (Pierre Lottin) currently incarcerated for a crime we know little about. Anyway, when the family arrive it becomes clear that the mother/daughter relationship isn’t that great - a situation borne from how “Michelle” made her living and of her daughter’s impending divorce and that only worsens when a dodgy mushroom leaves one in hospital and “Michelle” essentially barred from seeing “Lucas”. Meanwhile, “Vincent” gets out of jail so “Michelle” kindly gives him a job managing her extensive garden and that’s when he overhears a conversation between the two women that demonstrates the level of frustrating despair felt by the now estranged grandmother. He decides to see if he can help, with tragic results that end up - well is it a whodunnit or is not? Is it an intricate web of considered scheming or just an accident and some coincidences? It’s that element of uncertainty, coupled with strong performances from just about everyone than makes this story worth watching. There are questions asked that aren’t directly answered, we are encouraged to conclude or assume but given some quite conflicting clues to keep us interested and by the conclusion of the film there’s even the vaguest hint of a winking bromance! The photography and the audio mixing are gently effective and the film, though at times a little repetitive, delivers us a poignant look at loneliness, stigma, loyalty and love.

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