For the 2022 edition, which will take place from September 13 to 18, the La Rochelle Television Fantasy Festival decided to put the dishes in big dishes by offering the best previews of the upcoming French series.
This new edition, which promises to be more than ever an unreleased event at the school, will obviously see the historic broadcasters TF1, France Télévisions, M6, Arte and Canal+ each of them, as every year, an excellent review. No competition within the first event.
Thus, festival-goers will have the opportunity to discover Les Combattantes (TF1), Diane de Poitiers (French televisions), La Maison d’en face (M6), Les Papillons noirs (Arte) and Marie-Antoinette (Canal+) in front of everyone. other.).
But this year, two new partners who are part of the evolution of the emerging sector are joining the event. Amazon Prime Video and Netflix will respectively offer La Rochelle audiences Miskina, the poor and Notre-Dame, la part du feu, which will be part of the pre-school artistic events on the streaming platforms.
Marie Antoinette – Canal+ (Tuesday 09/13 19:30 – opening night of the festival)
Marie-Antoinette was barely 14 when she left Austria and her mother to marry the Dauphin in France. He is still a stubborn and distracted toddler who must obey the many and complicated French rules. The young princess is quickly suffering from not being able to live her life the way she wants. He is constantly under pressure to continue the bourbon line. The mission is more difficult than expected: even if the relationship between Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI improves over time, it will take seven years for their marriage to be consummated.
From young dauphin to queen of style to true icon of fashion, Marie-Antoinette quickly impressed with her charisma and naturalness. She gradually learns the codes and secrets of the French court and completely restores Versailles in her image: free, independent and feminist! But his successes lead to jealousy and rivalry. Slanderous pamphlets and persistent rumors about his personal life damaged his reputation. It will take a lot of courage and honor to defeat his many enemies at the court of Versailles.
Created by Deborah Davis.
With Emilia Schulze, Lewis Cunningham, James Purefoy, Gaia Weiss, Marte Keller…
Miskina, poor – Amazon Prime Video (Wednesday 09/14 18:30)
Myskina is the story of 30-year-old Fara. Without an apartment, without a job, without a boyfriend, but with strong myopia. When your grandmother, mother and sister are on your ribs 24/7, it’s time to wake up and make a choice.
Between her best friend, who is probably the man of her life, and this new guy who’s a little more up her alley, who she falls in love with. Between saving her mother, still stuck in the past, and rebuilding her relationship with her father. Between the constant covering up of a person and finally confronting the truth. When life gets in your way, you have to take responsibility and stop being a “scumbag”.
Created by Mela Bedia, Yoan Gromby and Xavier Lacaille.
With Mela Bedia, Shirine Boutella, Hakim Gemili, Victor Belmondo, Xavier Lacaille…
The house is opposite – M6 (Wednesday 09/14 21:00)
Eva and Yanis, parents of a one-month-old girl, move to a new suburban home and are looking for a fresh start. But one evening, after a tragic accident, their baby suddenly dies.
Broken Eva and Yannis try to rebuild themselves. They find comfort with their neighbors across the street, Lucy and Stephen. She’s a nurse, he’s a police officer. A special bond is formed between the two couples: they share sorrows, joys… and soon more. Their destinies intertwine and intertwine beyond reason, to the point of no return, so that neither will emerge unscathed.
Written by Lionel Baillieu and Deborah Hadge.
With Julie de Bona, Marc Ruchmann, Caterina Murino, Thierry Nevik and Antoine Dulery.
Black butterflies – Arte (Thursday 15/09 18:30)
40-year-old Adrien, a struggling novelist, writes the lives of famous strangers while waiting for inspiration. An old man hires her to tell him the story of his greatest love: Solange, the story of a life…
Albert’s story turns out to be the confession of several serial killers in France in the 1970s. Between attraction and repulsion, Adrien must face the facts: this “romance” has everything to be good.
Designed by Olivier Abau and Bruno Merle.
With Nicolas Duvachel, Niels Arestrup, Axel Granberger, Alizee Coste…
fighters – TF1 (Thursday 09/15 at 9 pm)
September 1914. For several weeks, the battle has been raging. In a small village in the east of France, a few kilometers from the German zone, four women find themselves in the heart of horror.
Marguerite, a mysterious and feisty Parisian prostitute suspected of espionage; Caroline, the wife of Victor DeWitt, a retired car factory owner who sees himself as the head of the family business; Agnes, a nunnery requisitioned and converted into a military hospital; and Susan, a young feminist nurse on the run after an abortion gone wrong…
Designed by Cécile Lorne and Camille Trainor in collaboration with Alexandre Laurent.
With Audrey Fleros, Sofia Esaid, Julie de Bona, Camille Lu…
Diana Poitiers – France Télévisions (Friday 16/09 19:30)
In the royal epic of Valois-Angoulême, in the midst of the Renaissance, a woman leads the race for honor: her name is Diane de Poitiers, a distinguished huntress whose enduring beauty fuels rumors and legends throughout her life… and long after her death.
Designed by Didier Decoin.
With Isabelle Adjani, Hugo Becker, Samuel Labarte, Virginie Ledoyen…
Notre Dame, part of the fire – Netflix (Saturday 09/17 17:00)
The fascinating story of the night of April 15, 2019 in the heart of Notre Dame Cathedral with Paris firefighters and the effect of this fire on various characters in France…
Designed by Hervé Hadmar and Olivier Bocquet.
With Roshdi Zem, Caroline Proust, Megan Northam, Simon Abkarian, Alyssa Isaz…
These seven new fictions, which will be presented out of competition from September 13 to 17, will be screened at the Grand Théâtre de la Coursive at the National Stage in La Rochelle and will be available to the general public free of charge, subject to availability.
Source: allocine
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