Isabelle Huppert, the undisputed icon of French cinema, continues to shine in the spotlight with ease and elegance. At 71, she proves once again that style and class have no age.

The first thing to note about “Visiting Hours” is that the facility where Alma (Isabelle Huppert) first encounters Mina (Hafsia Herzi) is not like any such institution in the U.S. The space ...