Three Friends

Introduction by Emmanuel Mouret and India Hair at 6pm screening

After the death of her husband Victor (Vincent Macaigne), widow Joan (India Hair) is stricken with guilt: Just before his untimely demise, she had come to the realization that she was unhappy in the marriage, and disclosed those feelings to Victor. In his latest meticulously observed study of the unpredictable path of love, writer-director Emmanuel Mouret reunites with his Diary of a Fleeting Affair (Rendez-Vous 2023) star Macaigne, who serves as the fulcrum for this incisive, empathetic study of three conflicted women. As Joan begins to rebuild, her best friends Alice (Camille Cottin) and Rebecca (Sara Forestier) negotiate unstable affairs while keeping each other company through each surprising emotional development. Setting his fable in scenic Lyon, Mouret delivers a charming, prototypically French take on the romantic drama, demonstrating the mastery of the genre he’s honed over the last two decades.