Irène

France

2009

83 Min

Color

1.85:1

French

Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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CAST Alain Cavalier, Vanessa Widhoff

SOUND Alain Cavalier

Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Toronto (Visions), São Paulo

Synopsis

Irène and the filmmaker. A powerful relationship but full of gray areas. Irène disappears. A private journal left behind resurfaces years later. A freshness. An attraction. A danger. How to make a film? —Cannes Film Festival

Director

Alain Cavalier

Alain Cavalier (also known as Alain Fraisse) was born 1931 in Vendome, France. He studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris and then started out assisting directors Edouard Molinaro and Louis Malle. In 1958 he directed his first solo film Un American, a featurette. The critical and commercial reception to the film was lukewarm. He directed the famous movie – Catherine Deneuve vehicle – La Chamade in 1968. He won eleven Awards in his career icluding the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987. —docalliancefilms