Nils Tavernier

Claude Chabrol’s acclaimed drama once again sees Isabelle Huppert excel at playing tragic and unlikable women who still elicit visceral sympathy. Tackling a true story amid a shameful chapter in French history, the film’s chillingly unsentimental outlook only enhances its authentic complexities.

Diane loves her husband dearly. She is a caring mother to her children and has a fulfilling job working for a Paris publishing house. Then one day she meets Emilio, a young and handsome hydraulic engineer who works for a humanitarian organization. Suddenly, Diane's whole world is turned upside down. A new passion has awakened in her, and she is willing to risk everything for a new life with him.