Changing Times

While incontrovertibly light compared to contemporary master of melodrama Andre Techine's best work, this 2005 romance is best enjoyed as the welcome reunion of two of French cinema's most beloved stars: Catherine Deneuve and the ubiquitous Gerard Depardieu. Thirty-two years after his one great romance came to an end, Antoine Lavau (Depardieu), now a successful architect, arrives in Tangiers to oversee the construction of his latest project, an audiovisual center for an Arabic TV news station. The real reason for Antoine's visit, however, is more emotional than professional. Antoine, who has remained a bachelor all his life, is determined to finally reunite with his ...