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15 February 2022
Interview with Michael Bohnenstingl, director of Slouch
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamWannabe musical legend Slouch is pushed by his song-writing-demon Nuffti to deepdive into his darkest emotions, while his girlfriend Lisa is pregnant and wants him to transition into a harmonic family life...
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14 February 2022
Interview with Aurélie Reinhorn, director of Son Altesse Protocole
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamGrumpy, Bashful, Cinderella and Piglet are trying to re-enchant the proletariat. One upon the time there was Wanda, and her first day at work at an amusement park.
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14 February 2022
Interview with Ihsen Kammoun, director of Road to El Kef
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamWith his mother and brother gone, a vulnerable teenager living in northern Tunisia charts a path that threatens to tear apart what remains of his family.
The film explores quite complex family issues; no mean feat for a film that’s under half (…) Continue Reading »
14 February 2022
Interview with Andrea Szelesová, director of Sestry [Sisters]
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauThe Big Sister – a person of colossal size – is trapped in sand in a deserted landscape. With no way to take care of herself, this burden falls on her resentful little sister. But The Big Sister keeps growing and sinking into her trap. Despite of (…) Continue Reading »
14 February 2022
Interview with Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau and Yannick Nolin, directors of Belle River
by Brasserie du Court teamBelle River is a film about Louisiana and its peaceful inhabitants, both threatened with extinction by the emergence of the climate crisis.
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14 February 2022
Interview with Arthur Cahn, director of Jeudi, vendredi, samedi
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamThe factory where Romain and Adémar work has caught fire, so they decide to enjoy three days of idleness together in the mild summer.
The relationship between Romain and Adémar is very touching. How did you come up with the idea for this (…) Continue Reading »
11 February 2022
Interview with Lisa Giacchero, director of L’Arrivée du soleil dans votre signe [The Sun’s Entry Into Your Sign]
by Abla KandalaftOn a boat to Corsica, Karina meets Sylvain. She had planned on getting some work done, he wants to get to know her.
Are the characters Karine and Sylvain based on real people? How did you come up with the idea for their meeting?
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11 February 2022
Interview with Omar Kamara, director of Mass Ave
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauOver a day of landscaping work, a first generation African American and his immigrant father have their tense relationship and different outlooks on life transformed irreversibly when they are racially profiled by police.
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11 February 2022
Interview with Diana Cam Van Nguyen, director of Love, Dad
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise LoiseauShe finds letters full of love her dad wrote her 15 years ago. Now she fights to get that love back.
How much is Love, Dad autobiographical?
A lot. It’s my story, my voice, my handwriting.
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11 February 2022
Interview with Clémence Le Gall, director of Le Chant du feu [The Light’s Song]
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court teamIn a huge industrial city, Noé is a young lighthouse keeper watching over the sailors. When he receives life-changing news, his quiet loneliness turns slowly into madness.
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