
Un amour impossible (2018)
Release Year: 2018
Alternative Title: Un amor imposible, An Impossible Love, Olanaksiz Ask
Director: Catherine Corsini
Writer: Catherine Corsini, Christine Angot, Laurette Polmanss
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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Story
In late 1950s Châteauroux, France, Rachel, an office worker, meets Philippe, a bourgeois young man. Their brief but passionate connection results in a daughter, Chantal. Philippe refuses to marry outside his social class and Rachel raises their daughter alone. Rachel fights for over a decade to get Philippe to legally acknowledge Chantal, which ultimately disrupts all their lives.
Summary
Directed by Catherine Corsini, 'Un amour impossible' (2018) is a biography-drama-romance film set in post-WWII France. The story revolves around Rachel, a humble office worker who falls for Philippe, a man from a wealthy family. Despite their brief affair resulting in a daughter, Chantal, Philippe refuses to marry Rachel due to social class differences. Rachel's persistent fight for legal recognition of her daughter causes strain on all their lives over the course of ten years.