Sinopsis
Raphaël, a one-eyed man, is the caretaker of a mansion where no one lives anymore. Soon to turn 60, he lives with his mother in a small house located at the entrance to the grounds of the stately manor. Between mole hunting, bagpipe practice and the occasional ride in the postwoman’s Kangoo van, the days resemble one another. But one stormy night Garance, the estate’s heiress, comes back to the family’s abode and now nothing will ever be the same again.
Anaïs Tellenne is a writer and director. A trained dancer and actor, after a career as movies, TV and stage actress, she decided to dedicate herself to screen-writing and directing. In 2018 she wrote and directed her first short film, June 19, for France 2. She also co-directed with Zoran Boukherma Le mal bleu (Arte) with Raphaël Thiéry in the man’s leading role. In 2019 came her third short film, Modern Jazz, also for France 2. In 2020 she co-wrote with Louise Hémon the script of the feature film L’Engloutie, directed by the latter. (2022 Beaumarchais writing grant, 2023 screenplay award winner). During her writing residency at Le Groupe Ouest, se developed the script for her first feature film, The Dreamer. It was shot for a year and a half in Burgundy, with Raphaël Thiéry and Emmanuelle Devos in the leading roles. In 2024, she will shoot in the USA her second feature film, Les Indépendants, a biopic about impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.
With the collaboration of the French Embassy.
Director: Anaïs Tellenne (France)
Genre: Fiction
Country of production: France
Year of production: 2023
Running Time: 94’
Language: French. Original version with Spanish subtitles
Cast: Raphaël Thiéry, Emmanuelle Devos, Mireille Pitot, Marie-Christine Orry, Cesare Capitiani, Christine Gaillard and Natasha Cashman
Production: Diane Jassem, Céline Chapdaniel
Scriptwriters: Anaïs Tellenne
Cinematographer: Pierre W. Mazoyer
Production company: Vagabonds Films - Micro Climat
International sales: Be For Films
Selected at the Venice Film Festival, BAFICI, TIFF, Transilvania, D'A. Audience Award at Busan.
Premiere in Madrid
