The Sense of Wonder
2015 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.8 · 62% critics
A widow with two children accidentally hits a stranger with her car, and decides to care for him. Though he isn’t only physically hurt, the two begin to connect and discover how they can help each other in unexpected ways.
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Details
- Original title
- Le Goût des merveilles
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-12-16
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (295 votes)
- Box office
- $3,850,054
About
If you like heartfelt, character-driven stories about people finding unexpected support, you may enjoy this; Not for you if you want light, purely romantic drama like The Names of Love or Anaïs in Love.
Pros: tender, relationship-focused; emotional depth; compelling choices | Cons: unsettling premise; confusing motives
Themes
- hacker
- weather forecast
- widow
- autism
- book store
Cast & crew
Virginie Efira
as Louise
Benjamin Lavernhe
as Pierre
Lucie Fagedet
as Emma
Léo Lorléac'h
as Felix
Hervé Pierre
as Jules
Hiam Abbass
as Dr. Mélanie Ferenza
Laurent Bateau
as Paul
France Darry
as Market client
Natalie Beder
as Young woman in bookshop
Valentin Merlet
as Banker
Directed by Éric Besnard