And the Little Prince Said

A quiet, wrenching chamber piece that lets a child's calm grace sit against adult helplessness, leaving you hollowed out and oddly tender.

Directed by

Christine Pascal

Genres

Drama

Starring

Richard Berry, Anémone, Lucie Phan

Overview

A divorced Swiss couple must come to terms with their daughter's life-threatening illness. He, a scientist, snatches his daughter from the examining table at the clinic and takes her away as if to kidnap her from the disease. His ex-wife, an actress, takes to bed weeping uncontrollably when she learns of her daughter's tumor. The girl's step-mother, an Asian-American physician, is clinical in her response, outlining a treatment regimen of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. It is left to the girl herself, ten-year-old Violette, to be calm, reassuring, philosophical, and even metaphysical as she faces death.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Death, family, grief, parenthood

Content

Mild gore, sexual content and language. No violence.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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