Film Forum

Japan’s Official Selection for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards®

WINNER, BEST ACTRESS (VIRGINIE EFIRA & TAO OKAMOTO), 2026 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 
 
In the latest film by Oscar®-winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (DRIVE MY CAR), Virginie Efira (BENEDETTA) stars as Marie-Lou, the progressive director of a nursing home in the Parisian suburbs. Her life changes when she meets Mari (Tao Okamoto), Japanese playwright. As the two women reckon with the lives they have lived, they find new ways to make sense of the time that remains. Following caregivers as they navigate the tensions between idealism and pragmatism, Hamaguchi crafts a film that rests fully in the present, attentive to the delicate unfolding of thought, feeling, and human connection.

Presented with support from The Reginald S. Reinhardt, Ling-Makekau Fund for Asia-Pacific Films
 
2026     196 MIN.     FRANCE / JAPAN / GERMANY / BELGIUM
IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES     NEON

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Reviews

“ELEGANT... A work of deeply affecting humanism.”
– David Rooney, Variety

“Meticulously calibrated and wildly audacious...”
– Justin Chang, The New Yorker

“Patient and tranquil in a way that only Hamaguchi can seize, ALL OF A SUDDEN feels like a meditation that transforms the viewer into a better version of themselves.”
– Tomris Laffly, Elle
 
“Radically tender and enriching drama.”
– Nicolas Rapold, BFI

“Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto are wonderful as richly layered, openhearted characters who prove magnetic company.”
– Tim Grierson, Screen

“A wondrous work.”
– Stephanie Zacharek, Time

“A life-affirming miracle.”
– Carlos Aguilar, The Playlist