Sandra Kienzler (Léa Seydoux), a widow with a young daughter, Linn (Camille Leban Martins), who cares for her father, Georg (Pascal Greggory), a former philosophy teacher who has been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease called Benson’s syndrome. When she meets a married man, Clément (Melvil Poupaud), a friend of her late husband’s and embarks on an affair.
That precis just about tells the entirety of this film. Georg gradually deteriorates and is moved from one care facility to another. Sandra falls for Clement but, although he says he loves her, he does not leave his wife. They break-up, get back together and do the same again. It, therefore, could have been dull or even insufferable. However, the performances are universally believable and director Mia Hansen Love’s script has enough nuance to make it compelling, even when little seems to be happening.
I did not love One Fine Morning like I did Hansen Love’s previous movie, Bergman Island, but it still has a lot to offer.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10