An Impossible Love

This is a family drama starting off from the 1950s right up to modern times. Our protagonist is Rachel an office secretary who by chance meets Philippe at her work place. Philippe and Rachel come from opposing social classes. Rachel is from a humble working class family whilst Philippe was born into a wealthy bourgeois family. Despite the social differences between the two a brief relationship is formed resulting in the birth of a daughter Chantal. In 1950s a child born out of wedlock is frowned upon and to this end Rachel hopes Philippe would marry her, which he refuses to do so because of her low social status. Philippe also refuses to acknowledge his daughter legally initially. After many years once Chantal becomes a teenager Philippe recognises Chantal as his daughter and the pair become close. This seemingly innocent and loving relationship hides a dark secret Philippe abuses his daughter which results in a breakdown in relationship between Rachel and her daughter Chantal. Both Rachel and Chantal try to move on from this traumatising episode but the damage is done. Eventually Chantal now a mother herself becomes completely estranged from her mother Rachel. As Chantal subconsciously holds her mother responsible for the abuse she experienced at the hands of Philippe since her mother was the person who pushed Philippe into becoming more involved in her life as her father. Fortunately the separation gives Chantal perspective allowing her to both process her grief and forgive her mother realising she was also a victim this culminates in a reconciliation between mother and daughter.