To Have (or Not)

After losing her job, Alice leaves her native North for Lyon, where she meets Bruno, a construction worker. Blending movingly lightness and gravity, Laetitia Masson crafts a superb portrait of a woman—one brimming with the kind of infectious energy embodied by the irresistible Sandrine Kiberlain. From this disillusioned youth, the filmmaker draws out a film of profound authenticity; crafted through spontaneous long takes, it marries charm, delicacy, and romance.