Desplechin's new film is the prequel to his masterful 1996
movie My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an
Argument — and as such, it invites viewers to reflect on the past two decades of his career,
during which he has brought to life a set of richly intricate and emotionally potent tales that evoke the singular pleasure of cinema, from My Sex Life and Kings & Queen to A Christmas Tale and now My Golden Days.