Backstage

France

2005

115 Min

Color

1.85:1

French

Currently 2.4/5 Stars.
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PROD Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta

SCR Emmanuelle Bercot, Jérôme Tonnerre

CAST Emmanuelle Seigner, Isild Le Besco, Noémie Lvovsky, Valéry Zeitoun, Samuel Benchetrit, Édith Le Merdy, Jean-Paul Walle Wa Wana, Mar Sodupe

MUSIC Laurent Marimbert

Venice (Out of Competition), London, Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema), San Francisco (Big Nights), Tribeca (International Narrative Feature Competition), Outfest (Features), Transilvania

Synopsis

Teenager Lucie is an overly zealous fan of a famous pop diva, Lauren Waks. In order to cope with her bleak small-town life with her mother and little brother, Lucie obsesses over the singer, covering her bedroom walls with images and posters of her mysterious, inaccessible idol. One day, a chance situation allows Lucie to meet Lauren and gain access to the star’s vastly unstable life. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture. –Strand Releasing

Director

Emmanuelle Bercot

Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film Clément was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. —wikipedia