Louise Carré wrote, directed, and produced this beautifully crafted film about a widow's struggle for independence. Adele Marquis is the mother of eight, and a new widow at the age of 57. Her first step in a slow process of learning to face life alone is to refuse her son's exhortations to sell her home. She takes in a boarder instead. As her relationship with the roomer grows, she simultaneously gains the courage to go it alone, beginning with a long-dreamed-of trip to Japan.
“Longtime Québec stage actress Charlotte Boisjoli makes a stunning film debut in the lead role, confident, unassuming, and a challenging role model for women of her age left in similar circumstances” (Variety). Carré has said, “I (have) met a great many women of that age. Intelligent women who have read a lot, listened a lot, who have dreamt and traveled a lot in their minds. These women have been witnesses of the changes brought about by liberation movements, but they are too embedded in their milieux to attempt to live such changes. I hope that they will give themselves that one last fling....”