Marie's Story (2014)

--on Netflix

Although slow moving at times, with some "tantrum-level" violence, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. This is an emotional and satisfying movie. It has more to offer than just a teacher and her student. The events in this movie unfold naturally as if the viewer is watching in real time. The cinematography is beautiful. The musical score intensifies the emotions of the characters. The dialogue is spare, but every word counts. The leads, Soeur Margerite (Isabelle Carre) and Marie (Ariana Rivoire) are played by two immensely talented people who portray emotions with their hands and facial expressions. Stay for the credits as there are a few notes that tell what happened to the real Marie later in her life. While it would not be my choice of a life, it was an honorable and productive life.