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ORLY
Angela Schanelec
2009 / GERMANY, FRANCE
At Orly airport, a young
woman falls in love, a mother
accompanies her son to his
father’s funeral, a young couple
loses sight… An endless
series of coincidences, full of
promise.
Schanelec skillfully captures
the stories of passengers in
transit in a place particularly
well-adapted for film. the
camera navigates through
concourses and corridors in
search of the next protagonist,
weaving a fascinating web of
human comedy.
Forum, 2010 Berlin Film Festival
1h24 / 35 mm / colour / French
subtitles
screenplay Angela Schanelec
production Nachmittagfilm,
ringel Film Production
cinematography reinhold
Vorschneider
sound Frank kruse
editing Mathilde bonnefoy
cast Natacha régnier, bruno
todeschini, Mireille Perrier,
Emile berling, jirka Zett
right holder La vie est belle Films
international sales Films boutique
THE PREY
Éric Valette
2010 / FRANCE
A serial killer captures the
daughter of his former
cellmate, still in prison for
armed robbery. he escapes to
track down the murderer, but
the police are on his heels.
the film’s pace is set by
breathless action scenes,
led by Albert Dupontel’s
astounding energy. the couple
— manipulating killer and
his consenting wife — are
masterfully interpreted by
Stéphane Debac and Natacha
régnier, who excel in their
portrayal of young innocents.
1h42 / DCp / colour / French
original title La Proie
screenplay Luc bossi, Laurent turner
production brio Films
cinematography Vincent Mathias
sound Didier Coudoul, Pascal Villard,
Cyril holtz, Philippe Amouroux
editing Christophe Pinel,
Fabrice rouaud
music Noko
cast Albert Dupontel, Alice taglioni,
Sergi Lopez, Stéphane Debac,
Natacha régnier, Caterina Murino
distribution France StuDIOCANAL
See Tomorrow We Move by Chantal Akerman in the “Made in Belgiëque”
program as well (see p. 71).
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38 WITNESSES
Lucas Belvaux
2011 / FRANCE
when Louise returns from
home from a trip, she discovers
that a crime was committed
on her street. there were no
witnesses, no one saw or heard
anything, neither her husband
Peter nor the neighbors. So it
seems.
In this chilling film, where
the city of Le havre is the
photogenic backdrop, the
investigation gradually gives
way to the real topic: silence,
born of fear, cowardice, and
shame. by making viewers
wonder what they would have
done in this situation, belvaux
offers a terrifying work.
1h44 / DCp / colour / French
original title 38 Témoins
screenplay Lucas belvaux
based on “Est-ce ainsi que les
femmes meurent ?” by Didier Decoin
production AGAt Films & Cie, Artémis
Productions, Films sous influence
Productions
cinematography Pierric Gantelmi
D’Ille
sound henri Morelle
editing Ludo troch
music Arne Van Dongen
cast Yvan Attal, Sophie Quinton,
Nicole Garcia, Natacha régnier,
François Feroleto
distribution France Diaphana
international sales Films Distribution
TRIBUTES & RETROSPECTIVES
Natacha Régnier
CAPITAL
Costa-Gavras
2012 / FRANCE
Marc tourneuil, an unassuming
employee in a large bank,
is catapulted to the head
of the organization. his
colleagues think that he can be
manipulated, but Marc is much
more clever and cunning than
they are.
Costa-Gavras, righter of
wrongs, provides a realistic
description of the financial
world, an environment in which
those who want to maintain
their position must be willing to
abandon all sense of morality.
this thriller stars Gad Elmaleh,
surprisingly convincing in the
role of a corrupt banker.
1h53 / DCp / colour / French
screenplay Costa-Gavras,
jean-Claude Grumberg, karim
boukercha
based on “Le Capital” by Stéphane
Osmont
production kG Productions
cinematography Éric Gautier
sound Olivier hespel, thomas
Desjonquères, Daniel Sobrino
editing Yannick kergoat,
Yorgos Lamprinos
music Armand Amar
cast Gad Elmaleh, Gabriel byrne,
Natacha régnier, Céline Sallette,
Liya kebede
distribution France Mars Distribution
international sales Elle Driver