2006 | Color | 85 min A small-town butcher?s daughter, Mélanie, aged about ten, seems to have a special gift for the piano. She takes the Conservatory admission exam, but fails after being distracted by the thoughtless behaviour of the chairwoman of the jury, a well-known concert pianist. Mélanie gives up the piano. Ten years later, while working as an intern with a law firm, Mélanie meets Monsieur Fouchécourt, who recruits her into his home to look after his son. Madame Fouchécourt soon warms to Mélanie when her musical sensitivity comes out, and the young woman becomes her page-turner. Country: Francia Direction: Dercourt; Denis Script: Dercourt; Denis, Sott; Jacques Production: Dercourt; Tom, Saint-jea; Michel Photography: Peyrebrun; Jérôme Sound: Hillebrant; Benoît, Dô Huu; Olivier, Mauvezin; Olivier Music: Lemonnier; Jérôme Cast:Greggory; Pascal, Frot; Catherine, Citti; Christine, François; Déborah, De Guillebon; Xavier, Mollet; Clotilde Participation year at FICM: 2006
2006 | Color | 85 min A small-town butcher?s daughter, Mélanie, aged about ten, seems to have a special gift for the piano. She takes the Conservatory admission exam, but fails after being distracted by the thoughtless behaviour of the chairwoman of the jury, a well-known concert pianist. Mélanie gives up the piano. Ten years later, while working as an intern with a law firm, Mélanie meets Monsieur Fouchécourt, who recruits her into his home to look after his son. Madame Fouchécourt soon warms to Mélanie when her musical sensitivity comes out, and the young woman becomes her page-turner. Country: Francia Direction: Dercourt; Denis Script: Dercourt; Denis, Sott; Jacques Production: Dercourt; Tom, Saint-jea; Michel Photography: Peyrebrun; Jérôme Sound: Hillebrant; Benoît, Dô Huu; Olivier, Mauvezin; Olivier Music: Lemonnier; Jérôme Cast:Greggory; Pascal, Frot; Catherine, Citti; Christine, François; Déborah, De Guillebon; Xavier, Mollet; Clotilde Participation year at FICM: 2006
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
Filmmaking without fear: Robin Campillo and the legacy of Laurent Cantet at ENZO 02 · 20 · 26 Cinema is made of ghosts: Interview with Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. 02 · 06 · 26 Acting is a very unusual profession: interview with Stellan Skarsgård 01 · 13 · 26 MEMORY OF THE FORGOTTEN, a Documentary 10 · 23 · 25