A decidedly cold, protracted work marked by solid, but passionless performances and a preference for polished, fashion-magazine imagery.
Overview
Three sisters who share a connection to a violent childhood incident reunite for the chance to come to terms with their past.
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Top critics, in their words
For all its literary references, the thing certainly looks like a shallow though slick French melodrama.
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