Romantic comedies aren’t exactly hitting the nail on the head for women over 30. Therefore, when a film gets it right, it sits with you for quite some time. As is the case with Céline Devaux’s debut feature, Everybody Loves Jeanne. Jeanne Mayar’s (Blanche Gardin) life isn’t exactly going to plan. Just as her career as an environmentalist is set to launch to the next level, a mishap with her self-powered sea cleaning machine causes all of her investors to pull out at the last minute, effectively bankrupting her.
Now swimming in debt, she has no choice but to take her brother Simon’s (Maxence Tual) advice and travel to Lisbon, clean out their deceased mother’s massive apartment, and put it up for sale. Jeanne has been actively avoiding her childhood home and the tragic circumstances surrounding her mother’s death for the past year. Returning there is the very last thing she wants to do.
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