'Hold Me Tight' (Serre moi fort)

Country: France, 2021. Director: Mathieu Amalric. Cast: Vicky Krieps, Arieh Worthalter. ⏱ Runtime: 97 min. 🌐 Language: French. 💬 Subtitles: Hebrew. "It seems to be a story about a woman who left" — but from this simple sentence unfolds a delicate and profound film about love, loss and the strength to carry on. At the center of the film is a woman and mother of two, in Vicky Krieps's moving performance ("Phantom Thread"), moving between memories, longings and small moments of grace. Through fragments of time and elusive images, a story gradually emerges about bonds that do not break — even when distance seems insurmountable. Mathieu Amalric's film is an intimate, lyrical work full of warmth.