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When Fall Is Coming

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Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression... until Marie-Claude's son gets out of prison.
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Director François Ozon deftly walks a tonal tightrope with When Fall is Coming, a darkly funny thriller given genuine humanity by Hélène Vincent.

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Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald Jul 31, 2025
3.5/5
...the storytelling is never unclear unless it’s meant to be, the actors have the trick of inspiring sympathy but not total trust, and if you have a taste for cosy unease, Ozon knows the recipe better than most. Go to Full Review
Zachary Barnes Wall Street Journal Apr 4, 2025
That it is still worthwhile owes largely to the sympathetic, sinuous performance of Hélène Vincent, in the lead role of a grand-mère who may not be as simply sweet as she first appears. Go to Full Review
Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com Apr 4, 2025
3.5/4
François Ozon’s dramatic thriller “When Fall is Coming” is deceptively calm and restrained for all the mystery that arises. Go to Full Review
Erick Estrada Cinegarage Dec 21, 2025
It's a really compelling dramatic exercise that the film proposes to the viewer. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Kenneth R. Morefield 1More Film Blog Nov 1, 2025
3/4
Rarely does this writing out and out falsify some assumption or inference about a character, but it often leads to doubts and second-guessing. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 21, 2025
3/4
By refusing to make definitive declarations as to the true natures of these characters, Ozon satisfyingly blurs the lines between sinners and saints. Go to Full Review
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Lisa May 24, 2025 Great life stories of the human population and family’s lives affected and the secrets and judgements of our world! See more
Clarence K @bodybag2010 Mar 11, 2026 This is why I love foreign films. Brought back memories of my trip to France. Slow moving so I did have to FF through parts otherwise it may have gotten 5 stars. See more
Alain E @AlainE Feb 12, 2026 It is not a "policier " (crime movie in French), so there is no attempt to explain the events that took place. A unifying analysis is not very easy. If Vincent killed Valerie, what was his motivation. In any event the movie avoids overt melodrama, but without constructing a solid story. See more
Melissa Jordan W @MelissaJW Dec 4, 2025 It is rare to find a film that engages and warms me the way When Fall is Coming did. Probably not for everyone, as the moral relativism can be a challenge for some, but I found it refreshing and touching, with the added bonus of seeing rustic gorgeous French countryside. See more
Smith R. @MssrCritique Nov 15, 2025 Couldn’t find the humor, dark or otherwise, in this one. See more
Jung G @RT13728615 Nov 15, 2025 You will wonder... Did she? Did he? Did they? See more
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François Ozon

Director

Hélène Vincent

Michelle

Josiane Balasko

Marie-Claude

Ludivine Sagnier

Valérie

Pierre Lottin

Vincent

Garlan Erlos

Lucas

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Synopsis Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression... until Marie-Claude's son gets out of prison.
Director
François Ozon
Producer
François Ozon
Screenwriter
François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Mandarin & Compagnie
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 10, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$147.9K
Runtime
1h 42m
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