Colours of Time

About Colours of Time

When four distant cousins inherit a 19th-century home in Normandy, they decide to visit and examine their family history. No one has lived there since the 1940s, and the cousins are intrigued by all of the items they find there, little things that help them to understand their ancestor, Adèle Vermillard.

Colours of Time (2025) is a comedy history film directed by Cédric Klapisch. Released in May 2025, it runs 126 minutes.

Suzanne Lindon takes the lead as Adèle Meunier born Vermillard, Abraham Wapler as Seb, Vincent Macaigne as Guy, and Julia Piaton as Céline. Written by Cédric Klapisch and Santiago Amigorena. It was produced by Ce qui me meut, Ce qui me meut motion pictures, and France 2 Cinéma.

Shelv files it under lighthearted, joyful, historical fiction, and painting. In the United States it streams on France Channel Amazon Channel.

Lust for Life, Amélie, and There Will Be Blood make useful companions to Colours of Time, all filed under 19th century and impressionist. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 302 TMDB voters.