Café de Flore (2011) on Netflix
In 1960s Paris, Jacqueline raises her son Laurent, who has Down syndrome, after her husband leaves. In Montreal, DJ Antoine Godin is torn between girlfriend Rose and ex-wife Carole.
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Plot summary
Two stories unfold about forty years apart. In 1960s Paris, Jacqueline works as a hairdresser and raises Laurent, her son with Down syndrome, alone after her husband abandons the family. She is set on giving him an ordinary childhood, and he finds a companion in Véronique, a classmate who also has Down syndrome. In present-day Montreal, Antoine Godin, a successful touring DJ and father of two daughters, loves Rose. Carole, his ex-wife and the girls' mother, is trying to restart her life two years after their divorce, which followed twenty years together. Antoine's father, who is recovering from alcoholism, sides with Carole, and Rose feels threatened by the hold the former couple still has on each other.
Cast
- Marin Gerrieras Laurent
- Alice Duboisas Véronique
- Joanny Corbeil-Picheras Juliette
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Café de Flore (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Jean-Marc Vallée had originally planned to put Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" on the soundtrack of Café de Flore, but the band's lead singer, Robert Plant, turned down its use.
- The title of Café de Flore does not refer to the famous café on Paris's Boulevard Saint-Germain; it comes from "Café de Flore", a song by Matthew Herbert, which the film uses to represent its musical current.
