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Love Letters

Directed by Alice Douard2025France96 mins

Set in 2014 — just after same-sex marriage became legal in France — this incisive drama centers on newlyweds Céline (Ella Rumpf, Raw) and Nadia (Monia Chokri, Heartbeats), who are expecting their first child. As the non-birthing parent, Céline sets out to collect a series of letters of support as the final administrative hurdle before she is allowed to adopt her soon-to-be-born child.

From bureaucratic nightmares to awkward confrontations with her own estranged mother (the always wonderful Noémie Lvovsky, Camille Rewinds) to spending time with fellow hapless parents-to-be, Céline reevaluates her feelings about motherhood and what, exactly, makes one a “good” parent. A heartfelt personal drama rivered with moments of self-discovery, writer/director Alice Dourad’s critical darling from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is a deeply poignant love story — one about the enduring relationship between Céline and Nadia, but also the evolving one between Céline and herself.

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Original Language Title
Des preuves d’amour
Director
Alice Douard
Year
2025
Country
France
Running Time
96 mins
Language
French
Premiere
San Francisco Bay Area
Cast/Participants
Ella Rumpf, Monia Chokri, Noémie Lvovsky, Emy Juretzko, Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, Jeanne Herry, Aude Pépin, Philippe Petit, Anne Le Ny, Hammou Graïa, Tom Harari, Félix Kysyl, Hamza Meziani, Édouard Sulpice