Delicacy

Delicacy (La Délicatesse, 2011) is a French romantic drama you can watch online on iFILM. Three years after losing her husband, Nathalie (Audrey Tautou) has sealed herself off from everything — until she impulsively kisses a colleague and has no idea why.

The colleague is Markus, an awkward Swede from her office whom nobody quite takes seriously. Nathalie shrugs the kiss off almost at once. Markus cannot. What follows is a quiet, off-kilter courtship about whether grief allows for a second chance, and how much the opinions of coworkers and family should matter. François Damiens plays Markus with a disarming gentleness that grounds the whole film.

Novelist David Foenkinos adapted his own bestseller and co-directed with his brother Stéphane, keeping the tone small and understated — no grand gestures, just glances and pauses. It suits anyone who loves French romance in the Amélie vein but wants something softer and a little more grown-up. Stream Delicacy (2011) online on iFILM.