The Final Lesson

When every moment counts, you have to know how to convey the essential.

A tender, intimate portrait of a 92-year-old woman's deliberate approach to death as an act of love and wisdom for her children.

At 92 years old, Madeleine decides to set the date and conditions of her death. By telling her daughter Diane and her son Pierre, she hopes to prepare them as gently as possible but it comes as a shock, and their minds are set ablaze. Until the end, Madeleine will keep her dignity, wits, and passion for life as a course of conduct, so she can give them all, and in particular Diane, a touching “final lesson”.