Kore-eda Hirokazu's wry and charming new dramedy pairs beloved Academy Award nominees Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche for the first time in The Truth.
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Taree Film Society screens The Truth (PG) at the Manning Visitor's Information Centre at 7pm this Monday, February 17.
Fabienne (Deneuve) is a much loved icon of French cinema. When she publishes her memoirs, her screenwriter daughter Lumir (Binoche) returns to Paris from New York for the occasion, with her struggling actor husband Hank (Ethan Hawke) and their inquisitive young daughter in tow.
It comes as no surprise to Lumir that everything in her grand childhood home still revolves around her mother, and as she begins to read Fabienne's book it becomes clear it's riddled with omissions and embellishments - especially with regard to her relationship with the great artistic rival of her past, Sarah Mondavan.
Fabienne herself has no time for explanations and small talk; she's preparing for her next film, a science-fiction drama, cast alongside a rising new talent (Manon Clavel) touted as 'the next Sarah Mondavan'.
When Fabienne's long-suffering assistant unexpectedly quits, she and Lumir are reluctantly forced into an awkward working relationship, with Lumir revisiting the same film studios where she spent countless hours as a child. As the on and off-set worlds begin to amusingly - and movingly - intertwine, suppressed emotions can no longer be kept in check.
The Truth is a gentle, sly and moving exploration of reality and fiction, family, performance, and the great spectacle of life. It's a love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere.
Tickets are $14 and must be booked through Eventbrite. See www.tareefilmsociety.org.au or call 6552 3476.