What is it about?
Claudine devotes her whole life to her son. However, every Tuesday, he treats himself to Liberty Beach and goes to the mountain hotel to meet passing men. When one of them decides to stay for her, Claudine sees her everyday life turned upside down and finds herself dreaming of a different life.
Just a few days before the Spring Film Festival, films await this Wednesday, March 20. Many art-house films, from documentaries to films, were spotted at the Nouvelles Vagues festival in Biarritz.
In this rich Wednesday offer, we can mention this first feature film from Switzerland, which had the honor of opening the Acid selection at Cannes 2023. A beautiful and unique film that would be a shame to miss.
It’s called Leave Me and stars Jean Balibar, who gives himself one of the most beautiful roles of his career with this beautiful score.
A portrait of a woman at this turning point in her life, where the time left to live is shorter than the time already visited
The film features a woman in her mid-50s, magnified and shot with great grace. “The mother figure has always fueled my desire to tell stories, and it was obvious from the beginning that I would be the mother as the main character. I wanted to portray a woman at this turning point in her life, where the time left to live is shorter than the one already visited. This turning point is likely to surprise us at this moment, when, more than any other, we may feel the need to change our lives.”, as Maxime Rapazi explains in his note of intent.
Jeanne Balibar is photographed with great tenderness in her everyday life. Director Maxime Rapaz likes to shoot scenes that repeat, respond to each other, to show everyday life that returns again and again. In this aspect of the film, we cannot help but think of a major film in the history of cinema, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman. The filmmaker is currently the focus of an interesting exhibition.
Let Me is also and above all a film of love, love for a child. But not only. Proof that love stories are possible, even beyond a certain age.
Let Me by Maxime Rappaz with Jean Balibar, Thomas Sarbacher and Pierre-Antoine Dubey comes out this Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
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