2026 | B/N | 124:00 Paris, 1928. Antoine Balestro, a fashionable young painter, has been unable to work since his wife’s death—much to the despair of his gallerist, Armand. One night, a drunken Antoine attempts to contact his wife through a fortune teller. As it happens, he’s actually speaking with Suzanne, a circus performer who proves to be a highly talented impostor. She and Armand begin a series of fake séances. Country: Francia, Bélgica Direction: Salvadori; Pierre Script: Charbit; Benjamin, Graffin; Benoît, Salvadori; Pierre, Zlotowski; Rebecca, Campillo; Robin Production: Martin; Philippe, Thion; David Photography: Poupard; Julien Sound: Maurel; François, Le Docte; Valérie, Thomas; Luc Music: Bazbaz; Camille Cast:Marmaï; Pio, Demoustier; Anaïs, Lellouche; Gilles, Pons; Vimala, Kervern; Gustave, Baudot; Madeleine Art direction: Zamparutti; Angelo Participation year at FICM: 2026
2026 | B/N | 124:00 Paris, 1928. Antoine Balestro, a fashionable young painter, has been unable to work since his wife’s death—much to the despair of his gallerist, Armand. One night, a drunken Antoine attempts to contact his wife through a fortune teller. As it happens, he’s actually speaking with Suzanne, a circus performer who proves to be a highly talented impostor. She and Armand begin a series of fake séances. Country: Francia, Bélgica Direction: Salvadori; Pierre Script: Charbit; Benjamin, Graffin; Benoît, Salvadori; Pierre, Zlotowski; Rebecca, Campillo; Robin Production: Martin; Philippe, Thion; David Photography: Poupard; Julien Sound: Maurel; François, Le Docte; Valérie, Thomas; Luc Music: Bazbaz; Camille Cast:Marmaï; Pio, Demoustier; Anaïs, Lellouche; Gilles, Pons; Vimala, Kervern; Gustave, Baudot; Madeleine Art direction: Zamparutti; Angelo Participation year at FICM: 2026
In the Courtyard At forty, a musician decides to give up on his career and is hired as the concierge of a building. Matilda, recently retired, finds a crack in her living room wall. Her anxiety grows until she starts to believe that the building is going to collapse. The two people form a close friendship. The crack becomes a metaphor for life’s failures and how repressed feelings, like solitude and fear of the future, can come to the fore. See More
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