Overview
A joyful journey through time and family, where laughter meets history.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- joyful
- wistful
- lighthearted
- lazy sunday
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the film as a joyful and emotionally resonant blend of family drama, comedy, and historical memory.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The cousins inherit an old Normandy house and retrace their ancestors' paths through Paris.
The cousins' contemporary journey is paired with the nineteenth-century lives they reconstruct in Paris.
The story moves from an old house in rural Normandy to nineteenth-century Paris.
The ancestors' story unfolds in nineteenth-century Paris, including the 1890s period signaled by the film data.
Films like Colours of Time, and why
Midnight in Paris
shared nostalgic movement between contemporary life and an idealized artistic past, with playful historical immersion and romantic warmth
A Christmas Tale
shared french ensemble drama, family tensions, wistful humor, and emotionally layered relationships across generations
The Age of Innocence
shared joyful period comedy-drama tone, elegant french setting, and interest in memory, desire, and social performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Cédric Klapisch
- Release Date
- 2025-05-22
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (295)
Cast
- Suzanne Lindon
- Abraham Wapler
- Vincent Macaigne
- Julia Piaton
- Zinedine Soualem
- Paul Kircher
- Vassili Schneider
- Sara Giraudeau
- Cécile de France
- Olivier Gourmet
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- France Channel Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Colours of Time about?
- Cousins exploring an inherited Normandy house discover a joyful, wistful conversation between family memory and nineteenth-century Paris.
- What is Colours of Time like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Colours of Time as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Colours of Time violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Colours of Time.
- What did critics think of Colours of Time?
- Critics broadly praise the film as a joyful and emotionally resonant blend of family drama, comedy, and historical memory.
- Which films are like Colours of Time?
- Films with a similar feel include Midnight in Paris, A Christmas Tale, and The Age of Innocence.
- How long is Colours of Time?
- Colours of Time runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Colours of Time?
- In United States, Colours of Time streams on France Channel Amazon Channel.
