“Healing a broken heart isn't easy. Sometimes it takes a lifetime...or two.”
Overview
Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness. Antoine, is a successful DJ in present day Montreal who seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine’s ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Written by Jean-Marc Vallée
Produced by Pierre Even, Marie-Claude Poulin
Box Office0Revenue: $1.7M
About Café de Flore
Café de Flore is a drama, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of down syndrome, montreal, canada, divorced, couple, nonlinear timeline, multiple storylines. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, it stars Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent. Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness. Antoine, is a successful DJ in present day Montreal who seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine’s ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation.