An Impossible Love

An Impossible Love (French: Un amour impossible) is a 2018 French romantic drama film co-written and directed by Catherine Corsini, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Christine Angot.[1][2] Starring Virginie Efira, Niels Schneider and Jehnny Beth, the film chronicles the life of office worker Rachel as she falls in love with the wealthy Philippe, gives birth to their daughter Chantal, and raises Chantal as a single mother while maintaining a complicated relationship with Philippe.

An Impossible Love
Theatrical release poster
FrenchUn amour impossible
Directed byCatherine Corsini
Screenplay by
  • Catherine Corsini
  • Laurette Polmanss
Based onAn Impossible Love
by Christine Angot
Produced byElisabeth Perez
Starring
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byFrédéric Baillehaiche
Music byGrégoire Hetzel
Production
companies
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release dates
  • 26 August 2018 (2018-08-26) (Angoulême)
  • 7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) (France)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

In the late 1950s in Châteauroux, France, Rachel, a modest office worker, meets Philippe, a brilliant young man born to a bourgeois family. This brief but passionate connection results in the birth of a daughter, Chantal. Philippe refuses to marry outside of his social class and Rachel has to raise their daughter alone. Regardless, Chantal is a great source of happiness for Rachel. She wishes for Philippe to legally acknowledge his daughter, which would give her his last name. A battle of more than ten years ensues, which will eventually break up all of their lives.

Cast
  • Virginie Efira as Rachel Steiner
  • Niels Schneider as Philippe Arnold
  • Jehnny Beth as Chantal
    • Ambre Hasaj as Chantal at 3–5 years old
    • Sasha Alessandri-Torrès Garcia as Chantal at 6–8 years old
    • Estelle Lescure as Chantal in adolescence

Reception

In France, the film averages 3,7/5 on the AlloCiné from 32 press reviews.[3] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 21 critics, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[4]

References
  1. Mintzer, Jordan (13 November 2018). "'An Impossible Love' ('Un amour impossible'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. Bradshaw, Peter (3 January 2019). "An Impossible Love review – brilliantly dark and tender family drama". The Guardian.
  3. "Un amour impossible". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. "An Impossible Love". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 September 2022.


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