FRAMELINE 50: Love Letters

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.