Everything Went Fine
From François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool) comes a powerful family drama in which a daughter is forced to reconcile with her father and their shared past after he contacts her with a devastating final wish. When André (André Dussollier) suffers a debilitating stroke and calls on his daughter Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) to help him die with dignity, she finds herself faced with a painful decision. Based on Emmanuèle Bernheim’s memoir and an Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival, Everything Went Fine’s matter-of-factness elicits moments of humor that renders an otherwise weighty topic accessible. Steering clear of the moral arguments such issues often raise, the film instead focuses on the reckoning Emmanuéle has with her stubborn and unrelenting father and how to help him, with Ozon tackling a difficult subject with exceptional intelligence and sensitivity. Featuring stunning central performances by Marceau and Dussollier as well as a scene-stealing cameo by Charlotte Rampling as André’s ex-wife.
“An elegant, classically humanist illustration.” -Slant Magazine
“Easily one of Ozon's best films yet.” -The Jewish Chronicle
“Fresh and nuanced.” -Deadline
Name | Role |
François Ozon | Director |
Sophie Marceau | Emmanuèle |
Charlotte Rampling | Claude |
André Dussollier | André |
Géraldine Pailhas | Pascale |
Grégory Gadebois | Gérard |
Hanna Schygulla | Swiss lady |