Petite Maman (U)

(Céline Sciamma, France 2021, 73mins, subtitled)

 

The new film from the director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a delicate and moving coming of age drama focussing on the close friendship between two children.  When Nelly is taken to her mother’s childhood home, she finds another child the same age as her while exploring the nearby woods. Bearing a striking resemblance to each other, the pair become fast friends yet their similarities start to yield odd revelations…