For a Woman (Pour une femme)(Diane Kurys, 2013): France

Reviewed by Vera-Luana Dubach. Viewed at Metro 4, Santa Barbara.

For a Woman is a french movie about love , postwar period, woman’s self-determination, brotherhood and guilty consience.

After the death of Anne’s mother she is trying to find out more about the past of her parents. She finds a picture of her mother, sister and an unidentified uncle. Anne suddenly unsure about her roots decides find out who he is and that’s where the story begins.

Her parents Léna and Michel live in Paris after the second world war as suddenly Michel’s brother Jean appears. Michel didn’t see his brother since they were little and thought he died in the second world war. Jean stays for a while at their place. During his abidance he falls in love with his brother’s wife Léna.

It’s a very emotional story which has it’s funny but also sad moments. I recommend  to watch this movie because it’s a beautiful story with nice colorful cinematography.