Hidden Diary

Hidden Diary

Directed by Julie Lopes-Curval

Produced by Angoa-Agicoa, France 3 Cinéma

2009105 min6.2 / 10

A multigenerational family drama that uses a grandmother's hidden diary to excavate long-buried secrets and unspoken tensions, seeking understanding across time.

In the 1950s, Louise left her husband when their children were still little. She was never heard from again. Her daughter Martine stayed in the small seaside town, where she became a doctor. Martine's daughter, Audrey, a thirty-year-old independent woman, returns to visit her parents. By chance, she finds a notebook that belonged to her grandmother, a diary that may at last explain her departure. Will it reveal the things left unsaid, that have altered the relationships within the heart of the family ever since? In it, will Audrey find answers to the questions that she is asking herself about her own future?

Questions people ask

  • Is Hidden Diary sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Hidden Diary easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Hidden Diary scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Hidden Diary violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Hidden Diary end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Hidden Diary

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hidden Diary

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hidden Diary, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hidden Diary, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hidden Diary, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit