Film Juste une illusion is screening at Flora cinema in The Hague. The feelgood comedy by directors Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano takes you to the Paris of 1985, with Louis Garrel and Camille Cottin in the lead roles.

1985: The Cure and Imagination are fighting for the top of the charts, Kohl and Mitterrand dominate the news, and nearly thirteen-year-old Vincent is doing his best to keep up. His father Yves has lost his job but refuses to admit it. His mother Sandrine has spent years as a secretary and wants more. Arguments are frequent and loud. In between all of that, Vincent falls in love for the first time and takes his first steps towards adulthood.

Nakache and Toledano at Flora in The Hague

Many visitors will know the directing duo Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano from films like Intouchables and Hors Normes. Their signature style: social tensions are never brushed aside, but the focus stays on the funny and human side of everyday life. That same approach works beautifully in Juste une illusion. The 1980s are carefully rendered, from the music to the fashion and the radio games, but the story itself is timeless. A family under strain, a child growing up, parents who may need to find their way back to each other: that resonates in any era.