Simone Signoret gives a touching performance here as Louise, an aging woman whose devotion to her paralyzed, wheelchair-bound brother, Gilles (Jean Rochefort), has prevented her from tasting the sweeter things in life. Neither sibling has much contact with the outside world--Gilles gazes
at the Atlantic through his telescope, Louise dreams of taking a vacation to America--except through their close friend Yvette (Delphine Seyrig), an aging local baker who has a fondness for Gilles. Hoping to find a mate, Louise places an ad in the local newspaper to that effect and receives only
one response--from Gilles. Rather than reveal herself to him, the needy Louise continue...
Released:
1980
Rated:
PG
Length:
112 mins