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The Balconettes (Les Femmes au Balcon)

Noémie Merlant
Female Director 2024 104 France
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Synopsis

A satyric and exhilarating revenge film

As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighbourhood to the boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbours from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.

I knew that I wanted to take the audience on a lavish journey, and go far out with the costumes, colors and sets. Beyond the story's occasional flirtations with horror and fable, it was crucial to follow through formally, and for the aesthetic choices to bring excess and farce. I set out to play with our fantasy worlds and codes.
Propos du réalisateur - Noémie Merlant

Cast/Avec

  • Souheila Yacoub
  • Sanda Codreanu
  • Noémie Merlant
  • Lucas Bravo
  • Nadège Beausson-Diagne
  • Christophe Montenez

Screenplay

  • Noémie Merlant
  • Céline Sciamma

Cinematographer

  • Evgenia Alexandrova

Sound

  • Armance Durix

Music

  • Uèle Lamore

Production

  • Nord-Ouest Films
  • France 2 Cinéma

Screenings

Wednesday 06 November 2024 20:00
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening

Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant
Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant is a French actress and director.

As an actress she has worked with many prestigious directors, such as Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 2019), Jacques Audiard (Paris, 13th District, 2021), Todd Field (Tár, 2022) and, most recently, Audrey Diwan (Emmanuelle, 2024). In 2023, she won a César award for her performance in The Innocent by Louis Garrel.

After directing several shorts, Noémie Merlant wrote and directed her first feature Mi iubita mon amour, in 2020. Her second feature, The Balconettes (Les Femmes au Balcon), in which she co-stars with Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu, will premiere at the Cannes Festival 2024, in the Official Selection.

Filmography

  • The Balconettes 2024
  • Mi iubita, mon amour 2021
  • Shakira (Short) 2019
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