Elise (Jane Birkin) is trying to hold on to her way of life, biking to town, running her small bakery in the face of a conglomerate with lower prices, and waving at the high-speed rail that passes her house twice a day. She doesn't expect anything, but one day finds a letter in her garden, thrown from the train. She begins a correspondence with Bruno (Gilles Tschudi), forging a connection that gives her a new lease on life. But when the train schedule changes, will she ever be able to see him?
Jane Birkin passed away pretty recently and this is the only film I've seen of hers. It's only 30 minutes long and she manages to pack two hours of character development into them. It doesn't bring any real surprises, you pretty much know how it's going to go as soon as you see each character introduced, but it's a sweet little film about how life doesn't stop and you can find joy at any age.
It's currently streaming on Kanopy.
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