Programme
France
France
2021 France, Germany, Italy, Belgium 133 min N-16
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France de Meurs is a star journalist running between a television set, a distant war and the hustle of her busy family life. Her frantic high-profile world is suddenly turned upside down after a traffic accident in which she injures a motorbike rider. This unexpected interruption of reality calls everything into question. As France attempts to slow down and retreat into a simple anonymous life, her fame continues to pursue her until a mystified love affair seems to put an end to her quest.
“A brilliant satire on France coming from a master Bruno Dumont, it is exceptional in its subtility and its generosity. Centered around the unforgettable performance of Léa Seydoux, the film offers us a beautiful portrait of a contemporary woman and so much more if only we are willing to listen.” (Marija Fridinovaitė)
World Premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition, 2021
“A brilliant satire on France coming from a master Bruno Dumont, it is exceptional in its subtility and its generosity. Centered around the unforgettable performance of Léa Seydoux, the film offers us a beautiful portrait of a contemporary woman and so much more if only we are willing to listen.” (Marija Fridinovaitė)
World Premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition, 2021
Director's biography
Bruno Dumont (b. 1958) directed his first feature The Life of Jesus in 1997. After receiving immediate recognition in Cannes, he returned there in 1999 with Humanity and in 2006 with Flanders, both awarded the Grand Prix. After a biopic with Juliette Binoche, Camille Claudel 1915 (2013), Bruno Dumont opened to a new audience with eccentric comedies about Lil’ Quinquin (Lil’ Quinquin, 2014, and Coincoin and the Extra-Humans, 2018, “Kino Pavasaris”). He also directed the musicals Jeannette: The Chilhood of Joan of Arc (2017, “Kino Pavasaris”) and Joan of Arc (2019, “Kino Pavasaris”), both presented in Cannes.
Director(s) - Bruno Dumont
Screenwriter(s) - Bruno Dumont
Actors - Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benjamin Biolay, Emanuele Arioli
Producer(s) - Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Muriel Merlin
Cinematographer - David Chambille
Editor(s) - Nicolas Bier
Sound -
Composer(s) - Christophe
Sales agent -
Distributor - Kino Pavasaris Distribution
Production company -
Translation - Julius Žemkauskas
Dialogues - French, German, English
Subtitles - Lithuanian, English
Director's biography
Bruno Dumont (b. 1958) directed his first feature The Life of Jesus in 1997. After receiving immediate recognition in Cannes, he returned there in 1999 with Humanity and in 2006 with Flanders, both awarded the Grand Prix. After a biopic with Juliette Binoche, Camille Claudel 1915 (2013), Bruno Dumont opened to a new audience with eccentric comedies about Lil’ Quinquin (Lil’ Quinquin, 2014, and Coincoin and the Extra-Humans, 2018, “Kino Pavasaris”). He also directed the musicals Jeannette: The Chilhood of Joan of Arc (2017, “Kino Pavasaris”) and Joan of Arc (2019, “Kino Pavasaris”), both presented in Cannes.
