A ★★★½ review of The Passengers of the Night (2022)

An atmospheric film that doesn't reinvent cinema, but creates a beautiful French feel-good atmosphere. Oscillating between pensive elegy on human deficiencies, to mournful pain and life-affirming savoir-vivre, all the highs and lows of life are savored. Paris, 1981: Charlotte Gainsbourg plays Elisabeth, who has to take a job after separating from her husband and meets the young Talulah at the nightly radio show "Les passagers de la nuit". As Talulah has no permanent place to live, Elisabeth invites her to her home. Over several years we see Talulah and Elisabeth's daughter and son grow up. But it is also a