Sentimental Destinies (2000)

Original title

Les Destinées sentimentales

Directed by

Olivier Assayas

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

3h

Rated

U

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drama spanning four decades follows the intertwined lives of two wealthy Protestant families in southwestern France. One family makes cognac, the other makes porcelain.

slow-burnmelancholicperiodrestrainedromanticelegiacbittersweetcontemplative

What happens

Sentimental Destinies (French: Les Destinées sentimentales) is a 2000 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas. Running from the 1890s to the 1930s, the film tells the story of two wealthy Protestant families in the south-west of France: the Pommerels who make cognac and the Barnerys who make porcelain. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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