Chiara Mastroianni, actress in Making Plans for Lena

Cineuropa met Chiara Mastroianni, who plays the main role in Making Plans for Lena by Christophe Honoré. In the film Chiara Mastroianni is a divorced mother suffering from depression and surrounded by a supportive but oppressive family. Written by the director, this family saga is set in Brittany and Paris. It centres on a woman who is full of contradictions and chained to her close relations, including two young children who witness her deterioration, a bitter, unhappily married sister, a sneering brother, excessively well-meaning parents and an ex-husband who embodies love-hate relationships, present throughout the film. A portrait of shattered pride battling with the breakdown of everyday life, Making Plans for Lena is particularly laudable for its sensitive depiction of the Breton countryside.