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BE France
6.6 1h 53m

Everything Went Fine

When her elderly father has a stroke, Emmanuelle rushes to his bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to help him end his life.

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Top Cast

  • Sophie Marceau

    Sophie Marceau

    Emmanuèle Bernheim

  • André Dussollier

    André Dussollier

    André Bernheim

  • Géraldine Pailhas

    Géraldine Pailhas

    Pascale Bernheim

  • Charlotte Rampling

    Charlotte Rampling

    Claude de Soria

  • Éric Caravaca

    Éric Caravaca

    Serge Toubiana

  • Hanna Schygulla

    Hanna Schygulla

    Swiss Lady

  • Grégory Gadebois

    Grégory Gadebois

    Gérard Boisrond

  • Judith Magre

    Judith Magre

    Simone

  • Jacques Nolot

    Jacques Nolot

    Robert, le voisin de chambre

Overview

When her elderly father has a stroke, Emmanuelle rushes to his bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to help him end his life.

Rating

6.6 / 10
163 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Brent Marchant
    Brent Marchant
    7 May 21, 2023

    Questions related to assisted suicide and the right to die have been debated hotly for decades, and proponents on each side of these issues have made passionate arguments for their causes. A number of fine films have addressed these issues, too, such as “Blackbird” (2018), “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010), “Whose Life Is It, Anyway?” (1981) and “The Barbarian Invasions” (2003). And now moviegoers can add the latest offering from writer-director François Ozon to that list. This fact-based drama about an elderly French stroke victim who asks his daughter to help him die examines the subject from a variety of angles, including the legal, medical, emotional and ethical considerations involved in carrying out such a highly charged act, and it does so with a great deal of integrity, authenticity and heartfelt feeling. It’s also one of the finest, most accessible offerings from a filmmaker whose works I believe often leave much to be desired. However, with that said, that’s not to say that this release is without its issues, such as several story threads that don’t feel fully resolved, as well as some occasionally strange camera work and seemingly superfluous narrative elements. Nonetheless, “Everything Went Fine” has much in its favor, including excellent performances by its three principals (Sophie Marceau, André Dussellier and Géraldine Pailhas), a comprehensive script, sustained pacing, well-placed moments of comic relief, and emotional impact without becoming manipulative or schmaltzy. If you can look past this offering’s minor shortcomings, you’ll come away from it having had a moving and insightful cinema experience, as well as a thoughtful meditation on when it’s time to stay and when to go.

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