Things to Come (L’avenir) (2016)
85%RT Audience Score: 70%
Awards & Nominations: NA
A union to cherish between a writer-director and star working at peak power, Things to Come offers quietly profound observations on life, love, and the irrevocable passage of time
Things to Come” is a movie that reminds us that life is like a steamroller, it just keeps going no matter what. Isabelle Huppert is amazing, as always, even though she doesn’t have any big emotional moments. The film is visually stunning and filled with ideas that make you think about life. It’s a gentle and warm reminder that we can’t stop the future from coming, but we can learn to live with it. Plus, it’s always fun to watch Isabelle Huppert show off her acting skills.
Production Company(ies)
Armory Films, 1993 Lucky Treehouse
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 41m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:France, Germany, Lebanon
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2016 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2017
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman Kolinka, Édith Scob, Sarah Lepicard, Solal Forte, directed by Mia Hansen-Løve, written by Mia Hansen-Løve, drama, PG-13, box office gross $282.4K, reviewed by Adam Nayman, David Stratton, Sandra Hall, Tirdad Derakhshani, Peter Travers, Bill Goodykoontz, Gisela Savdie, Michael J Casey, Dustin Chang, Aaron Pinkston, Scott Nye, French cinema, philosophy professor, divorce, middle-aged, life, love, time, Charles Gillibert, IFC Films, Dolby Digital
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Budget and Earnings Details
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André Marcon – Heinz
Roman Kolinka – Fabien
Édith Scob – Yvette
Sarah Lepicard – Chloé
Solal Forte – Johann
Director(s)
Mia Hansen-Løve
Writer(s)
Mia Hansen-Løve, Mia Hansen-Løve
Producer(s)
Charles Gillibert
Film Festivals
Sundance, Berlin, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (148) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (147) | Rotten (1)
As Denis Lenoir’s camera recedes into a carefully bisected domestic composition, the boundaries between the past, the present, and the future shimmer and blur together in a way that suggests that nothing ever really slows down.
September 28, 2017
Adam Nayman
Cinema Scope
TOP CRITIC
During the course of the film, Nathalie undergoes a series of crises and finds herself increasingly alone and alienated. Yet Hansen-Young, who is very good at this sort of thing, is no pessimist, and she concludes her film on a nod to “l’avenir.”
April 28, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
It sounds like slight stuff but Hansen-Love is an expert in the observational — the habits and customs that make up a life and the sense of dislocation that results when they’re no longer possible.
April 26, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Visually arresting, but never precious, it’s filled with ideas that have relevance to actual life, ideas that are based on a moral conviction that a question well-posed is far more valuable than an easy answer.
January 25, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4
Tirdad Derakhshani
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
Following her triumph in Elle, French screen legend Isabelle Huppert scores another bullseye with this delicate tale of philosophy professor starting over
January 13, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
OK, now Isabelle Huppert is just showing off.
January 5, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
Natalie’s reactions to the new situation, a mixture of freedom and loss, are the most interesting parts of the film [Full review in Spanish]
July 18, 2021
Gisela Savdie
El Heraldo
A gentle and warm reminder that life steamrolls us, no matter how hard we try to prevent it.
June 7, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
L’avenir is also Hansen-Løve’s most technically accomplished work to date. Sun drenched, warm cinematography and always moving camera make a point that whatever life throws at you, it’s not as earth shattering as it seems. One of the very best this year.
February 14, 2021
Dustin Chang
Floating World
Isabelle Huppert is reliably good, despite not having the big emotional moments she so routinely pulls off if more dynamic roles. Her character’s journey builds throughout the film, but in an unusual way.
January 4, 2021
Aaron Pinkston
Battleship Pretension
There’s no way to resolve her dimensions, and Hansen-Løve doesn’t suggest there might be. Living honestly is extraordinarily difficult, especially when you’re trying to live empathetically…
January 4, 2021
Scott Nye
Battleship Pretension
Things to Come is an exquisite vehicle for the incomparable Isabelle Huppert, a performer who is the heartbeat of every sequence within the film.
October 3, 2019
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com…
Plot
Things to Come follows a middle-aged philosophy professor who reevaluates her life after a sudden divorce, leading her to confront the passage of time and the meaning of love.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film stars Isabelle Huppert, an icon of French cinema.
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