Our take
Colours of Time follows cousins exploring family history across two timelines in Paris and Normandy. The UK rating is 15 for drug misuse and brief strong nudity, including a brothel scene and an ayahuasca trip. Mature themes suit older teens rather than tweens
Uplifting themes
Reconciliation, art, and understanding the past reward the cousins Adèle's perseverance and modern cousins' curiosity model growth Belle Époque art, photography, and French history woven into plot
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Story (may spoil tone)
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. Jumping back and forth in time, they meet the mysterious Adèle, whose bohemian lifestyle, and her relationships with the leading artists of the time, changes their lives.
Details
Language Infrequent f-words and milder insults
Infrequent f-words and milder insults
Sex / nudity Brief non-sexual nudity and references to sex work in historical scenes
Brief non-sexual nudity and references to sex work in historical scenes
Drugs / alcohol Ayahuasca trip sequence and social drinking in both timelines
Ayahuasca trip sequence and social drinking in both timelines
Mental health Family secrets and identity questions carry emotional weight
Family secrets and identity questions carry emotional weight
Talk after watching
- Past and present cousins learn from an ancestor's choices. What family stories matter in your home?
- Art and photography change Paris in the film. How does creativity shape history?
- Drug use appears in a spiritual context. How do movies differ from real-life substance risks?