AFFFF26: What is Love?

Australian Premiere

C’est quoi l’Amour?

Marguerite (Laure Calamy, How to Make a Killing, AF FFF25) sees no reason to refuse her ex-husband Fred when he asks for an official Catholic Church annulment of their marriage. They share a teenage daughter, she has since rebuilt her life with a new partner and a young child, and she is even genuinely pleased to learn that Fred hopes to remarry Chloé, the woman who now shares his life.

To satisfy the Church authorities, the former spouses must prove that their marriage was destined to fail from the beginning. What begins as a simple administrative formality slowly turns into an unexpected emotional journey. As Marguerite and Fred revisit old memories, moments of tenderness, and the cracks that once separated them, emotions they believed long resolved begin to resurface.

What follows is a touching and witty family comedy about the strange afterlives of relationships, the surprises that linger after separation, and the subtle power of second chances that can shift everything. The latest film from Fabien Gorgeart (Diane Has the Right Shape, AF FFF18), it is a warm and insightful exploration of love’s complexities and the fragile possibilities of new beginnings, carried by humour, humanity, and a glow that sends audiences out of the cinema smiling.