Hidden Diary

Hidden Diary

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 7, 2009

In the 1950s, Louise left her husband when their children were still little. She was never heard from again. Her daughter Martine stayed in the small seaside town, where she became a doctor. Martine's daughter, Audrey, a thirty-year-old independent woman, returns to visit her parents. By chance, she finds a notebook that belonged to her grandmother, a diary that may at last explain her departure. Will it reveal the things left unsaid, that have altered the relationships within the heart of the family ever since? In it, will Audrey find answers to the questions that she is asking herself about her own future?

Hidden Diary

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 7, 2009

Hidden Diary
In the 1950s, Louise left her husband when their children were still little. She was never heard from again. Her daughter Martine stayed in the small seaside town, where she became a doctor. Martine's daughter, Audrey, a thirty-year-old independent woman, returns to visit her parents. By chance, she finds a notebook that belonged to her grandmother, a diary that may at last explain her departure. Will it reveal the things left unsaid, that have altered the relationships within the heart of the family ever since? In it, will Audrey find answers to the questions that she is asking herself about her own future?
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Canal+, Angoa-Agicoa, France 3 Cinéma, Sombrero Films, CinéCinéma, SODEC, France 3, Sombrero Productions, Filmo, Aquitaine Tournages
Original title Mères et filles
Directors Julie Lopes-Curval
Writers Sophie Hiet, Julie Lopes-Curval

Cast

Catherine Deneuve

as Martine

Marie-Josée Croze

as Louise

Marina Hands

as Audrey

Michel Duchaussoy

as Michel

Carole Franck

as Evelyne

Eléonore Hirt

as Suzanne

Gérard Watkins

as Gilles

Romano Orzari

as Tom

Meriem Serbah

as Samira

Louison Bergman

as Young Martine

Arthur Lurcin

as Young Gérard

Manon Percept

as Young Audrey

Violaine William

as Samira's Daughter