This is one of the best films I have ever seen. Outstanding performances by Sophie Marceau and Stephen Dillane. Marceau is a superb actress, and here she really shines. The film has subtle yet simple and intelligent plot line(s), I discovered new finesses also at the fifth viewing. There is one medical implausibility, but I am willing to accept that in view of it's contribution to the unfolding of the story. I would have preferred a less abrupt ending (and would have loved to listen to Elisabeth and Louisa in the lake house), but that may only be a sign that I would like to have more of the kind of emotional experience that this film gave me. Since it is a period piece set in the 19th century, it will endure and not grow old for a long time.