Acid from Just Philippot
With Guillaume Canes, Letizia Dosh, Patience with Munich…
What is it about? 15-year-old Selma grows up between two separated parents, Mikal and Elisa. Acid and destructive rain clouds are coming to France. In a world that is about to collapse, this fractured family must come together to overcome this climatic disaster and try to escape it.
did you know It’s just that Philipotti and his co-author Yassin Baddei are immersed in Covid, the war in Ukraine and the yellow vest movement. Acid rain allowed them to face all of these crises without explicitly mentioning them: “We did not want to find a rational explanation for the acid rain phenomenon. We should have felt that a cloud in South America could quickly turn into a disaster in Europe.”
Little by Guillaume Niclou
With Fabrice Luchin, Mara Takin, Maud Wyler…
What is it about? Joseph learns that his son and his companion have just died in an accident. They were expecting a child through a surrogate mother in Belgium. With the promise of this birth to prolong his son’s existence, a sixty-year-old man sets out to meet a fierce young Flemish woman…
did you know La Petite is an adaptation of the novel the cradle By Fanny Chesnell. It was producers Francois Krauss and Denis Pinault-Valenciennes who offered the project to Guillaume Nicklaus, although it was different from what the French director was able to do.
Golden Butterfly Tree in Pham Thien An
With Le Phong Vu, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh, Nguyen Thinh…
What is it about? After his sister-in-law dies in a motorcycle accident in Saigon, Tien is tasked with returning her body to his home village. He also takes in his nephew Dao (age 5), who miraculously survived the accident. Against the backdrop of the mystical landscapes of the Vietnamese countryside, Tien sets out in search of his older brother, who disappeared years ago…
did you know This film was presented in the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Camera d’Or, which awards the best first film, in all categories combined.
Fawzi Bensaid deserts
With Fehd Benchems, Abdelhady Talbi, Rabii Benjhail…
What is it about? Mehdi and Hamid work at a collection agency in Casablanca. Two nickel-plated legs roam the remote villages of Morocco’s deep south to extract money from over-indebted families…
did you know Fawzi Bensaid’s films are born from the photographic capture of the moment. For dessert, the director was at breakfast in a hotel in Marrakesh. He recalls: “Next to me sat two men in almost identical suits, each with a briefcase. I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but their gestures were almost in sync. It all started from there. I began to imagine their lives.”
Dead Leaves by Aki Kaurismak
With Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen…
What is it about? Two lonely people meet by chance one night in Helsinki and each tries to find in the other their first, only and last love. But life presents obstacles to those who seek happiness.
did you know Les Feuilles Mortes is inspired by the song of the same name by Prevert and Cosmas. In addition, this tragicomedy is the fourth part that was considered lost in Aki Kaurismaki’s trilogy (Shadows in Paradise, Ariel and Match Girl).
Like a Wolf by Caroline Glorion
With Mathilde La Mouss, Sandrine Bonner, Sarah Suko…
What is it about? 26-year-old Lily, vulnerable, raises three children alone. Wrongly accused of abuse, social services take it away from them. She falls apart, but very quickly, surrounded by strong women and loving love, Lily begins a decisive battle to rebuild her family.
Landscaping by Johan Charin
With Frédéric Guillot, Alexandra Holzhammer, Juliet Charin…
What is it about? Strengthen family ties, free your teenagers from digital addiction, connect with your roots in the region of your childhood; That’s why Rezh decides to take his wife and children on an unexpected holiday in Verkor. An old dilapidated house lost in the forest. No water, no electricity, even less networks or wifi. Nothing will go as planned…
did you know Mise au vert takes place and was filmed on the Vercor Plateau. In terms of the script, the idea was to center around Reggie and his family, the real basis of the story, confronting these different groups in this particular space to create funny and unexpected situations.
Last dance! By Delphine Leheris
With Francois Berlean, Casey Mottet Klein, Maria Ribot…
What is it about? Germaine, a thoughtful retiree, was suddenly widowed at the age of 75. He doesn’t even have time to breathe, because the family interferes with his daily life: incessant visits and calls, pre-organized meals… But Germaine’s mind is elsewhere. Honoring his promise to his wife, he goes to the center of modern dance creativity…
did you know With Last Dance!, Delphine Leherisi wanted to try her hand at comedy, which she considers the most difficult genre to write. It was noted for the audience reception of his previous feature Le Milieu de l’horizon.
Zou by Claire Glorieux
What is it about? Repatriation of an Afghan man who lost his leg after a Taliban landmine blast. He managed to cross countries before arriving in Calais, France, where he is now a prosthetic leg.
Charles Guerin is the foil of desire
With Stefano Cassetti, Manal Isa, Danil Vorobiev…
What is it about? After an accident, the director tries to bring back parts of reality. Little by little, it seems that his only object is to revive his lost love forever.
did you know The director was inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis, who, following the actor’s studio method, gets so involved in his characters that he no longer distinguishes fiction from reality. “Unable to escape his character’s depression, he ended his career. Folia tells the story of a lost man in fiction”Charles Guerin explains desire.
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