History With A Small H - 2023 - 6/10
AKA - L’Histoire en Minuscules
Grandmother Hortense moves in, to the annoyance of recent high school grad, Flora.
Hortense is frail, elderly, her cognition failing. For Flora, dead weight.
Until mother tells Flora to start clearing up Grandma’s boxes for removal.
There are the vintage clothes. Who knew Grandmother had such style?
Then the journals, which Flora begins reading. She begins to “see” the actual person.
A life of joys and despairs. Small moments along with life changing events.
To reawake fading memories, Flora begins to reenact stray milestones.
Brief, charming series may resonate with those who witness a loved one slowly disappear.