Things to Come

Original title: L'avenir

2016
PG-13
1h 42m

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6.9/10

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Isabelle Huppert and Roman Kolinka in Things to Come (2016)

A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, getting fired from her job, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.

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A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

15K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 25 nominations total

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Trivia
Nathalie Chazeaux is based on writer/director Mia Hansen-Løve's mother, Laurence Hansen-Løve who is a philosophy professor, and has written a book called Philosophy A to Z.

Goofs
Nathalie is shown walking through the mud flats exposed along the beach at low tide. As she walks, she is clearly following footprints. Since the mud was previously underwater, the footprints must be from a previous take of Isabelle Huppert walking along the same path.

Quotes
Nathalie Chazeaux: All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Connections
Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)

Soundtracks
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774
Music by Franz Schubert
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone and Gerald Moore, Piano

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8/10

Oh la la french cinema

As Claude Chabrol said, "Isabelle Huppert makes her own films, the director and everybody else are just there to help". This one is perfectly suited for her restrained style. A woman´s life is changing considerably and she carries on. Simple enough but oh there´s so much more to it. This realistic story-telling makes a short scene of her tearing up in the car more effective than a full house melodrama. A serious, intelligent film with poignant reflections on maturity, idealism and more. The realism holds its logic all the way until the ending.

For someone used to french cinema it isn´t that outstanding but it´s such a serious piece of film-making it stands out among the rest. In my opinion the last section could have been trimmed and I have a couple of petty complaints but overall it´s still a compelling film. A pleasant drama that should easily satisfy anyone who knows what they´re getting into.