After working on a French-language production of The Belle of Amherst, Wiseman and Boutefeu developed the script based on Tolstaya's writings. The film was shot on Belle-Île off the coast of Brittany.[2]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 87%, based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]