It's time someone was brave enough to explore this difficult topic with unflinching clarity, and because veteran actors Jean - Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva give such
subtle performances as the elderly couple
whose loving relationship is tested to breaking
point by terminal illness.
The only other filmmaker in recent years to really delve into the
subtle ways substantial money can impact relationships and friendships is Nicole Holofcener,
whose films such as «Friends with Money» (2006) and «Please Give» (2010) are sharply observed on this
point, especially the polite - but - conspicuous tensions that can arise between the haves and the have - nots.