An Impossible Love

In late-'50s Châteauroux, Jewish secretary Rachel Steiner (Virginie Efira) fell hard for charming but arrogant bourgeois Philippe Arnold (Niels Schneider)-but when she became pregnant, he flatly refused to marry outside his class. Her long fight for him to acknowledge their daughter Chantal actually led to more sorrow once he acceded. Catherine Corsini's take on Christine Angot's autobiographical opus co-stars Estelle Lescure and Jehnny Beth as the teen and adult Chantal. 135 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR