Modern Life (2000) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2000 · 123 mins · French

Directed by

Laurence Ferreira Barbosa

Starring

Isabelle Huppert, Aurélien Recoing, Frédéric Pierrot, Lolita Chammah, Marc Rioufol, Béatrice Michel

Three individuals grapple with uncertain futures: 17‑year‑old Marguerite, uneasy in her family environment, turns toward faith; Claire, who longs desperately for a child, finds herself reunited with a former lover; and Eva convinces the unemployed Jacques—recently abandoned by his wife and daughter—to search for a missing friend.