The Truth (2019)

Intro
"The Truth" is a 2019 French-Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The film boasts a prominent cast, with French actress Catherine Deneuve playing an aging movie star and Juliette Binoche, her separated child.

Run-throughs
The story of 'The Truth' revolves around Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve), an aging and capricious French movie star, and her relationship with her child Lumir (Juliette Binoche). The movie unfolds as Lumir and her other half Hank (Ethan Hawke), a struggling TV actor, together with their daughter Charlotte (Clémentine Grenier) arrive in Paris from New York to celebrate Fabienne's latest book release. Lumir works as an expert scriptwriter and discovers her mother's memoir, swaying away from 'the truth.'

Plots and Dialogues
Fabienne's book, filled with decorations and omissions of their turbulent relationship, is a source of dispute with Lumir. The interesting discussion reflects intricate family characteristics and the stress in between public figures and their private lives. Partially driven by her sensation of regret for disregarding Lumir when she was a child, Fabienne uses her memoir to depict herself as a loving and attentive mother, which clashes with Lumir's memory of Fabienne being more focused on her profession than motherhood.

Interwoven Stories
Another plot-point interwoven with this familial tension is Fabienne's involvement in a new sci-fi film which reflects the style of time, age, and the relationship in between a mom and a child. The movie sees Fabienne play the old version of a daughter who never ages, challenging feelings about her age and strengthening the stretched mother-daughter relationship theme which plays out between Lumir and Fabienne.

Climax
The film reaches a climax when Lumir faces Fabienne about her relationship with Sarah, a former buddy of Fabienne's and an effective starlet who devoted suicide. Lumir implicates Fabienne of being envious of Sarah and contributing to her terrible suicide. This significant conflict forces Fabienne to review her habits as she faces her daughter's allegations and unintentionally forces her towards humbleness and confession.

Styles
"The Truth" explores themes of truth and fabrication, aging, the complex characteristics of mother-daughter relationships and the intrinsic tension between showbiz glamour and reality. The movie likewise showcases how individuals typically rewrite their past to suit their self-image or to satisfy their psychological needs, highlighting human foibles and frailties.

Conclusions
In the end, the movie concludes on a high note, without fully solving the complex mother-daughter relationship. 'The Truth' is a beautifully crafted movie that showcases Hirokazu Kore-eda's capability to inform layered stories about family characteristics. It checks out the interaction of memory, reality, and fiction, making it an alluring and thought-provoking watch. The performances of Deneuve and Binoche breathe life into the movie and develop a compelling portrait of a mom and daughter grappling with their shared past.

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