Year: 1985
Runtime: 95 mins
Language: French
Director: Jacques Doillon
Emmanuel spends every Saturday with his daughter Elise, the child from a previous relationship, much to his wife's frustration. A passionate yet overbearing father, he tries to create a tender, if overly controlling, environment for Elise, believing that childhood endures forever.
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