In1960sQuebec,Agathe,anasthmaticchildwithavividinnerworld,growsupinanisolatedsuburb,lulledbythehauntingsoundsofapassingnighttrainthatsparkherlongingforanelusiveelsewhere.HermotherThérèse(theremarkableLarissaCorriveau),asecretarybydayandartistbynight,createsatender,offbeatdailylifewithherflamboyantfriendMaurice,afashiondesigner.AsAgathegrowsup,shemeetsFrank(Lennikim),ayoungwriterwhosedreamsofaJapaneseheroinestrikeamysteriouschordwithinher.Forherdirectorialdebut,thegreatMarieBrassardcraftsamysticalandmesmerizing,visuallyexquisitetale,wherepastandfuture,dreamandrealityintertwine.Infusedwithmythologicallegends,quantumphysics,andmagicalrealism,thiscoming-of-agejourneyisalsoamovingexplorationofidentityandthemysteriesofspaceandtime.
