Boston French Film Festival
A turn-of-the-century schoolteacher’s idealism collides with alpine tradition—and the land itself—in a beguiling, sensorially rich debut.
This piquantly enjoyable docufiction emphasizes how movie spectatorship encourages empathy and understanding.
Director Monia Chokri finds a language for communicating Sophia’s desire without putting her body on display.
The film proffers a winning combination of goofy humor and social critique.

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