Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- reflective
- melancholic
- intimate
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Romane's adaptation of a book about mother-daughter relationships activates memories of her own childhood trauma.
The protagonist confronts memories of the mother who left her as an infant.
The book Romane adapts directly stirs memories of her own childhood and maternal history.
Childhood trauma and the absent mother enter the present-day filmmaking process through recalled experience.
Films like Tell Her That I Love Her, and why
The Souvenir
Shares self-reflexive filmmaking, emotional memory, and intimate examination of family trauma.
Petite Maman
Shares a tender mother-daughter focus, compressed memories, and wistful emotional ambiguity.
All About My Mother
Shares French family melodrama, maternal absence, and a blend of emotional seriousness with warmth.
Movie Details
- Director
- Romane Bohringer
- Release Date
- 2025-12-03
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (10)
Cast
- Romane Bohringer
- Clémentine Autain
- Philippe Rebbot
- Eva Yelmani
- Josiane Stoléru
- Liliane Sanrey-Baud
- Raoul Rebbot-Bohringer
- Richard Bohringer
Common questions
- What is Tell Her That I Love Her about?
- A filmmaker’s attempt to adapt a mother-daughter story becomes an intimate reckoning with the mother who vanished from her own childhood.
- What is Tell Her That I Love Her like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tell Her That I Love Her as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Tell Her That I Love Her violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Tell Her That I Love Her.
- Which films are like Tell Her That I Love Her?
- Films with a similar feel include The Souvenir, Petite Maman, and All About My Mother.
- How long is Tell Her That I Love Her?
- Tell Her That I Love Her runs 92 minutes.
