THE PAST

Sir Walter Scott once said, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!” He could have been talking about this film – which is full of lies, deception, secrets and misunderstandings; with the sadness, regret, guilt, anger, raised voices, accusations and recrimination that result.

The beautiful Bèrènice Bejo shows she’s fully capable of more challenging roles than the one she played in The Artist.

Bejo plays Marie, whose estranged husband returns to Paris to finalise their divorce. He finds himself trying to resolve the mystery of the alienation between Marie and her daughter Lucie which holds a secret from…the past.

Just a tear can be the distillation of all the above. Watch carefully the final scene. (MMu)

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BY MICHAEL MUIR