In the film, two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish a family summer house and collection after the death of their mother.

On a summer day in the country, at the home of the widowed Hélène Berthier, who has dropped her married name of Marly, her three children, their spouses, and all her grandchildren assemble for her 75th birthday.

Her preoccupation is over what will happen to the house and the valuable contents accumulated by her uncle Paul Berthier, who was a noted artist and to whom she was devoted.

Adrienne lives in New York City with an American man, while Jérémie and his wife have made their home in China.

Before the new owners take over, Frédéric's daughter Sylvie asks all her school friends there for a final party.

It received 93% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes,[5] and was one of the most highly decorated foreign-language films in the United States in 2009.