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Cousins explore family history across two timelines in Paris and Normandy. The UK rating is M for drug misuse and brief strong nudity, including a brothel scene and an ayahuasca trip. Mature themes suit mid-teens and up rather than tweens.
Uplifting themes
Reconciliation, art and understanding the past reward the cousins Adèle's perseverance and the modern cousins' curiosity model growth Belle Époque art, photography and French history are woven into the plot
Story (may spoil tone)
When four distant cousins inherit a 19th-century home in Normandy, they decide to visit and examine their family history. No one has lived there since the 1940s, and the cousins are intrigued by all of the items they find there, little things that help them to understand their ancestor, Adèle Vermillard. Jumping back and forth in time, they meet the mysterious Adèle, whose bohemian lifestyle, and her relationships with the leading artists of the time, changes their lives.
Details
Language Infrequent f-words and milder insults
Infrequent f-words and milder insults
Sex / nudity Brief breast nudity in a historical brothel scene, sex-work talk and im…
Brief breast nudity in a historical brothel scene, sex-work talk and implied off-screen sex
Drugs / alcohol An ayahuasca trip sequence and social drinking appear in both timelines
An ayahuasca trip sequence and social drinking appear in both timelines
Mental health Family secrets and identity questions carry emotional weight
Family secrets and identity questions carry emotional weight
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- Past and present cousins learn from an ancestor's choices. What family stories matter in your home?
- Art and photography change Paris in the film. How does creativity shape history?
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