Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister is a 2022 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud as estranged siblings who are forced to reunite after two decades following the death of their parents. The film made its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or, and was released in theaters in France on the same day as its Cannes premiere, on 20 May 2022. Plot André Borkman arrives at an apartment where a memorial service is being held for Jacob, his brother-in-law Louis' son. Louis and André's relationship is tense, as they have been estranged for over ten years, and even escalates into a physical confrontation. After being kicked out, André finds his wife Alice crying. Louis demands them to leave, or he will call the police. Five years later, Abel and Marie-Louise are driving to their daughter Alice's opening night of a stage adaption of Pride and Prejudice when they stumble upon an ice road. There, a driver looses control of her car and hits a tree. Abel tries to calm her down while Marie-Louise calls for help. A truck nearby also looses control. In the ensuing accident, the girl dies while Abel and Marie-Louise get severely injured. Minutes away from the play's start, Alice is completely distraught after reading Louis' latest novel, in which he portrays her in a humiliating way. It is the second time this happened; on the first, she tried to stop the novel's publication, which only aggravated her delicate relationship with Louis and led them to become estranged. Nonetheless, Alice reluctantly decides to perform. After the play, Alice learns of the accident and goes to the hospital where she meets her kid brother Fidèle.