''All Is Forgiven'' (french: Tout est pardonné) is a 2007 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

Mia Hansen-Løve Mia Hansen-Løve (born 5 February 1981) is a French film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She has won several accolades for her work. Her first feature film, '' All Is Forgiven'', won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in 2007 ...

in her

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. It was screened in the

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section of the

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. ''4 M ...

. It won the

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for Best First Film. It was also nominated for the

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at the 2008 César Awards.

Plot

Victor (Paul Blain), is a Frenchman living in

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with his wife, Annette, and their six-year-old daughter Pamela. Victor is aimless, working infrequently as a teacher and a writer. He begins to use drugs and drink at night. Eventually Annette moves to

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hoping it will cure Victor of his depression but his drug use becomes more frequent and he becomes abusive. After separating from Annette, Victor begins an affair with Gisèle, a fellow drug-addict. When she overdoses he is finally inspired to seek treatment. While visiting Victor in rehab Annette reveals that she cannot forgive him and that she is taking Pamela with her to

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and asks him to never contact her again. Eleven years later Pamela receives a message from her paternal aunt, Martine. Against her mother's wishes she contacts her and learns her father never left Paris and her mother has blocked all attempts at communication between him and Pamela. The two are able to meet a handful of times before Pamela goes on vacation. However, before she can return, Victor dies abruptly. His last letter to her contains several poems, including one in German which Pamela later translates for her friend that is on loss and rebirth.

Cast

* Paul Blain as Victor * Marie-Christine Friedrich as Annette * Victoire and Constance Rousseau as Pamela *

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as Martine * Olivia Ross as Gisèle * Alice Langlois as Judith *

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as André * Éleonore Rousseau as Alix * Claude Duneton as le grand-père * Alice Meiringer as Karine * Katrin Daliot as Agnès * Elena Fischer-Dieskau as Nektar

References

External links

* 2007 films 2007 drama films 2000s French-language films French drama films Films directed by Mia Hansen-Løve Louis Delluc Prize winners 2007 directorial debut films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub