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The Truth 2019

La Vérité / The Truth is like a haiku you wrote for homework in high school: it's not that great but the heart at its foundation is pure.

Basically, the spirit is willing but the story is weak.

The Truth was written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and is drenched in the poetry of simplicity, though not in the love of storytelling because this film has all the depth of a poem yet none of direction of a story.

This subtle study in the relationship between mother (Catherine Deneuve) and daughter (Juliette Binoche) is a family drama which is more family than drama, but is worth a watch as the actresses both shine brighter than they have in years.

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