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Annette
Annette
2021 France, Germany, Belgium, Japan, Mexico 140 min N-16
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Los Angeles, nowadays. Henry (Adam Driver) is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor, Ann (Marion Cotillard) is a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional gift, will change their lives.
“‘So may we start?’ Leos Carax inquires at the very beginning of the film through the voice of The Sparks. ‘Oh, yes, please! You may start’ is what the spectator will think. An absolute cinema experience, a visionary work of the Master, which although so majestic breathes intimate and honest. On guilt and (im)perfection, an ode to Love. The performances of Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard and Simon Helberg are inspired.” (Marija Fridinovaitė)
World Premiere: Cannes Film Festival Official Competition, 2021
Awards: Award for Best Director Cannes Film Festival 2021
“‘So may we start?’ Leos Carax inquires at the very beginning of the film through the voice of The Sparks. ‘Oh, yes, please! You may start’ is what the spectator will think. An absolute cinema experience, a visionary work of the Master, which although so majestic breathes intimate and honest. On guilt and (im)perfection, an ode to Love. The performances of Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard and Simon Helberg are inspired.” (Marija Fridinovaitė)
World Premiere: Cannes Film Festival Official Competition, 2021
Awards: Award for Best Director Cannes Film Festival 2021
Director's biography
Leos Carax, enfant terrible of French cinema, debuted in Cannes in 1984 with the title Boy Meets Girl. In 1986 he directed science fiction The Night Is Young, and later received wide critical acclaim with The Lovers on the Bridge (1991). Pola X (1999) was followed by a thirteen-year brake and comeback was the masterpiece Holy Motors (2012). In 2015, “Kino Pavasaris” welcomed Leos Carax as a guest for the second time and presented his retrospective. The musical Annette (2021), written by The Sparks, is the sixth feature of the cult director, and his debut in English language.
Director(s) - Leos Carax
Screenwriter(s) - Ron Mael, Russel Mael
Actors - Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell
Producer(s) - Charles Gillibert, Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu, Adam Driver
Cinematographer - Caroline Champetier
Editor(s) - Nelly Quettier
Sound -
Composer(s) - Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Sales agent -
Distributor - Kino Pavasaris Distribution
Production company -
Translation - Jurga Vilė
Dialogues - English, French
Subtitles - English, Lithuanian
Director's biography
Leos Carax, enfant terrible of French cinema, debuted in Cannes in 1984 with the title Boy Meets Girl. In 1986 he directed science fiction The Night Is Young, and later received wide critical acclaim with The Lovers on the Bridge (1991). Pola X (1999) was followed by a thirteen-year brake and comeback was the masterpiece Holy Motors (2012). In 2015, “Kino Pavasaris” welcomed Leos Carax as a guest for the second time and presented his retrospective. The musical Annette (2021), written by The Sparks, is the sixth feature of the cult director, and his debut in English language.
