Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
Le premier jour du reste de ta vie
Synopsis
A remarkably poignant narration of a family’s story told through the cinematic device of five individual days spanning 15 years. What follows is an elegiac unfolding of the closest of personal relationships with all the human complexities of parenthood, siblinghood and painful coming of age.
Synopsis
A remarkably poignant narration of a family’s story told through the cinematic device of five individual days spanning 15 years. What follows is an elegiac unfolding of the closest of personal relationships with all the human complexities of parenthood, siblinghood and painful coming of age.
Our take
Cinema can tell stories of time’s passing better than any other medium, and this drama sees a French family across the years, building a broad saga from individual moments. A major César contender (nominations for Film, Screenplay, Director), it scored wins for Most Promising Actor and Actress.