When Fall Is Coming

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Lisa Great life stories of the human population and family’s lives affected and the secrets and judgements of our world! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review David G The movie takes you from belief to suspicion and back again. Two of us had a different opinion. A treat to see a film like this that keeps you thinking about it long after you've left the theater Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/25 Full Review Doug C This movie is bad. Just don’t waste your money or time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 42 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In French (France) and American English audio versions with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $137,800.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Audience Member Ingenuous script but not developed enough, poor dialogues. Good performance. Dark photography Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Robin C “When Fall Is Coming” Michelle (Helene Vincent) prepares for a visit by her daughter and adored grandson, picking wild mushrooms for a special meal. But, she makes a mistake and Valerie (Ludivine Sagnier) falls ill. The mistake will further estrange them and threatens her long-anticipated visit with Lucas (Garlan Erlos) is in danger in “When Fall Is Coming.” Director and co-writer Francois Ozone (with Philippe Piazo) creates a very different family film with Michelle put into turmoil when she accidentally poisons her daughter. Then, we learn that she has a past and is called into police headquarters for questioning – was it an accident or intentional. No matter what, it also means no visit with her grandson, something she has looked forward to for a long time. Valerie, from the moment we meet her, is outwardly hostile toward her mother and demands that Michelle sign over her house to her so Valerie can “save on taxes when you die.” The reason Valerie acts this way is slowly parsed out to the viewer. I will leave it at that. To say more would spoil things. Ozone has the ability to take seemingly normal life experiences and twists them a bit to make that “normal” story not so. Michelle lives her retiree’s life in Burgundy, driving her little car and giving her best friend Marie-Claude (Josiane Balasko) a ride to the nearby prison to visit her son Vincent (Pierre Lottin). All the while, she is eagerly looking forward to having Lucas all to herself. Then, the mushroom mistake happens and her life is thrown upside down. There is wonderful chemistry between Helene Vincent’s Michelle and Balasko’s Marie-Claude, two old and dear friends who both have a questionable past. When we learn of that past, it (kind of) explains Valerie’s blatant hostility toward her mother. Michelle has bent over backwards for years to help her daughter and grandson – including giving her a Paris apartment, gratis. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. The love that Michelle feels for Lucas is palpable with her pain showing when denied the boy’s company, Francois Ozone shows, once again, his deft ability behind the camera as he puts his talented actors through their paces to elicit fine performances. Plus, there is location, location, location as the Burgundy landscape proves idyllic setting – it even includes a swan. B Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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