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18 February 2022
Interview with Marian Freistühler, director of Die Geheimnisvollen Inseln [Islands in the City]
by Brasserie du Court team, Elise Loiseau
Ghostly, the temporarily shut down cruise ships lie in the port of Hamburg. A young man comes into town and is stranded on the riverbank, waiting for a message. He watches couples strolling along in the sunset and gets himself some sweets. In a (…) Continue Reading »
18 February 2022
Interview with Frédéric Bas and Caroline Brami, co-directors of L’Inspection
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
Julia, an experienced history teacher in a rather quiet high school, faces a school inspector. He wants to talk to her. But what about, exactly? Her heated debates with the principal? The freedom she takes with the school program? Or the way she (…) Continue Reading »
15 February 2022
Interview with Alexandra Brodski, director of Joy
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
’Joy’ captures a moment in the lives of the inmates of a children’s prison, revolving around Joy - the 12-year-old self-made charismatic preacher who wields an intoxicating power over her peers, and perhaps even the staff.
What did you want to (…) Continue Reading »
15 February 2022
Interview with Victor Trifilieff, director of Les Curiosités du mal [The Hunt of the Unicorn]
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
Elias is not connecting with any of the other millennials he’s on vacation with. After witnessing them perform a shocking display of cruelty toward a defenseless creature, he becomes even more alienated from the group. But dealing with the (…) Continue Reading »
15 February 2022
Interview with Michael Bohnenstingl, director of Slouch
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
Wannabe 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...
How personal is the story? Are you (…) Continue Reading »
14 February 2022
Interview with Aurélie Reinhorn, director of Son Altesse Protocole
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
Grumpy, 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.
Why did you want to make a film in an amusement park? Were you inspired by a (…) Continue Reading »
14 February 2022
Interview with Ihsen Kammoun, director of Road to El Kef
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
With 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 Loiseau
The 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 team
Belle River is a film about Louisiana and its peaceful inhabitants, both threatened with extinction by the emergence of the climate crisis.
How interested are you in the issue of climate change and do you plan on making more films on this (…) Continue Reading »
14 February 2022
Interview with Arthur Cahn, director of Jeudi, vendredi, samedi
by Abla Kandalaft, Brasserie du Court team
The 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 »