The Hypermnestic

A quiet, tender chamber piece that aches with regret and devotion, asking you to sit with a lifetime of unlived dreams.

Directed by

Julien Mouquet

Genres

Drama

Starring

Agathe Natanson, Bernard Farcy, Lily Catalifo

Tagline

Without a future to dream, what do we make of our past?

Overview

Gaby and Jo are an elderly couple without children. Throughout their lifetime, they each had life plans and yet never managed to live out their dreams. Gaby felt a deep sense of guilt and trauma due to her inability to conceive children. As Jo approaches the end of his life, his memory slowly fades away. Gaby sees a chance to give her husband a taste of the life he had never lived.

How it feels

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

About

Grief, memory, love, parenthood

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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