This movie nicely contrasts the emotional upheaval of the main character's life (divorce, father's illness) with her job...that of precise and careful measurement. The humor is understated and sometimes catches you unawares. The conference she attends in Paris is very funny (and a nice commentary on how seriously we sometimes take ourselves). But the suffering she experiences later provides a nice departure from the earlier humor. And, not to give too much away, the final scene ends with a completely inevitable but completely appropriate joke. You'll have to watch it if you want to know what I mean. Ultimately, I recommend it but be warned that it is a quiet, subtle and in some ways very traditional and slow moving story. I liked it.
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