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What happens to a marriage once the early ardor cools? That s the central question in this likable drama starring Mathieu Amalric and Emmanuelle Devos as a husband and wife at a crossroads, and it is explored by writer-director Sophie Fillières (in her fifth feature) in a refreshingly low-key way.
The specific themes at the heart of the story of Pomme and Pierre will be familiar to viewers who ve seen domestic psychodramas: the couple are in their forties, still sharing a small Parisian apartment, and taking each other for granted and misunderstanding each other when they aren t practicing the fine art of staying out of each other s way. The epic two-character drama The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (which was released in three or is that two? features) situated its married leads at a comparable crossroads, and many other films have depicted similar situations, including the work of John Cassavetes, whose domestic psychodramas are slyly acknowledged at vari