CIRCLE AWARD
East Coast Premiere

Let Me Go

Laissez-moi

MAXIME RAPPAZ
Switzerland, France, Belgium, 2023
92 minutes, Color
Official website

This film, which opened the ACID program at Cannes in 2023, explores themes of sacrifice, desire, and the longing for change. Claudine, a woman in her fifties devoted to caring for her special-needs son, finds solace in brief encounters with passing men at a hotel every Tuesday. Her routine is interrupted when she meets Michael, who extends his stay for her. As Claudine navigates this unexpected connection, she begins to yearn for a different life. Set against the backdrop of a Swiss mountain village, Let Me Go is a poignant drama with unexpected moments of lightness and caring. Jeanne Balibar delivers an exceptional performance, bringing depth and complexity to Claudine without reducing her to mere indecisiveness.—Various sources

In French with English subtitles