The Milk of Human Kindness

Filmstill The Milk of Human Kindness

The Milk of Human Kindness

Le lait de la tendresse humaine
Dominique Cabrera
Homage: Dominique Cabrera 2024
Fictional Film
France,
Belgium
2001
94 minutes
French
Subtitles: 
English

One day, the young mother Christelle panics and runs. Her husband Laurent sets out to find her, baby in arms. He questions her father, sister, friends. Suddenly, Christelle’s disappearance exposes cracks that had remained hidden in a seemingly perfect world. A complex network of relationships turns out to be a fragile house of cards. Dominique Cabrera’s third feature film brings together a magnificent ensemble of actors, all of whom are allowed to express the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of their characters with wit and empathy, above all Marilyne Canto, who plays the leading role here and whom Cabrera cast in four of her five feature films.

Christoph Terhechte

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Director
Dominique Cabrera
Script
Dominique Cabrera, Cécile Vargaftig
Cinematographer
Hélène Louvart
Editor
Francine Sandberg
Producer
Philippe Martin, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Score
Béatrice Thiriet