Autumn Ill

Automne malade

Lola Cambourieu Yann Berlier, France, 2019

30 mins

8.2 / 10 (273)

Short Drama

Synopsis

Troubled by her mother’s illness, Milène leaves Paris to prepare for her exams. Seeking calm on a farm in the Auvergne, Milène struggles to concentrate. But the countryside—and an encounter with the rough yet tender Momo—help her to forget her problems. But then autumn comes. Time is running out.

MUBI's take

Named after an Apollinaire poem that finds beauty and poignancy in dried leaves and fallen fruits, this profound film sees life as it waxes and wanes. Prepare to be swept up by Milène Tournier’s performance—not only as fierce as a storm, but remarkably reminiscent of a young Sandrine Bonnaire.