WISHING ON A STAR – Peter KEREKES – approved for all audiences – 18:04 (Italy) Filmmaker in Attendance –
Hauteur
Le Coeur d'Or 2
Luciana, a Neapolitan astrologer, has a method to make her clients’ wishes come true: they just need to travel on their birthday to a precise destination to be reborn under a new sky. During these journeys, they will go through unexpected transformations to help them discover what they truly desire.
After a newborn dies during delivery, the morals and professionalism of Nina, a Georgian OB/GYN, come under scrutiny amid rumours that she performs illegal abortions for those in need.
April, which won the Special Jury Prize at the last Venice Film Festival, skilfully deals with the regulation of women's bodies that continues to threaten part of contemporary Europe. Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili impresses with her radical and daring approach, using fixed shots and camera gazes that glare at the viewer.
SEPTEMBER & JULY – Ariane LABED – 15:05 (Ireland) Filmmaker in Attendance
HauteurFil Rouge Jeunesse
La Scène
ATTENTION : de nombreux groupes scolaires seront présents sur cette séance, peu de places seront disponibles pour le grand public, nous vous prions de nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée.
July copes with the cruelty of high school thanks to the protection of her older sister September. Sheela, their mother, worries when September is expelled, and July uses the opportunity to assert her independence. After a mysterious event, they take refuge in a country house, but everything has changed...
With September Says, an adaptation of Sisters by Daisy Johnson, the Franco-Greek actress Ariane Labed signs her first film as a director. Drawing inspiration from the Greek Weird Wave, she infuses her own unique style into a film about sisterhood that is as disturbing as it is upsetting.
