MyFFF Cannes 2021
MyFrenchFilmFestival Cannes Edition 2021
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- DirectorTessa Louise-SaloméStarsLeos CaraxMehdi Belhaj KacemRichard BrodyThe image of a mysterious, solitary filmmaker - a cineaste maudit - who flees from both the media and the public, is unrelentingly bound to the figure of Leos Carax, in France. Elsewhere, the real focus is on his films and he is considered to be an icon of world cinema. Mr.X dives into the poetic and visionary world of an artist who was already a cult figure from his very first film. Punctuated by interviews and unseen footage, this documentary is most of all a fine-tuned exploration of the poetic and visionary world of Leos Carax, alias "Mr.X".
- DirectorRebecca ZlotowskiStarsLéa SeydouxAnaïs DemoustierAgathe SchlenkerTwo teenage girls bond over drugs, partying, and music after being arrested, trying to find themselves in a difficult world.
- DirectorChristian RouaudStarsLéon MailléPierre BurguièreChristiane BurguièreSeated in his office in Paris, one day of October 1971, Michel Debré, minister of the Defence declares: We choose the Larzac as it is a deprived land. With no prior dialogue, his decision to extend the military camp of the Larzac is made. The first reaction of the peasants is radical: "If they want our farms and lands, we'll leave them dead and we won't be the only dead around" He sets an unanimous wave of protestations and resistances; the beginning of an amazing struggle, that will last for ten years until the elections for Presidency of May 1981
- DirectorAlice WinocourStarsVincent LindonStéphan WojtowiczSokoA look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is left partially paralyzed after a seizure.
- DirectorSandrine BonnaireStarsWilliam HurtAlexandra LamyAugustin LegrandTouched to the depths of his being by the death of his child in a car accident nine years earlier, Jacques has lost his bearings. For this loss is all the more difficult to stand as Jacques was driving the car in which his son was killed. His relationship did not survive the tragedy and Jacques left, traveling far from the place where his and his wife's happiness was shattered. Now Jacques is back in France for the funeral of his father. In the meantime his wife has started a new life and has a new child.
- DirectorAntonin PeretjatkoStarsVimala PonsGrégoire TachnakianVincent MacaigneHector, who met Truquette at the Louvre on July 14, has only one concern since then: seduce this girl. The best way to do so is by taking her to the sea. Pator, his friend, is accompanying him along with Truquette's girlfriend, Charlotte.
- DirectorThomas LiltiStarsVincent LacosteJacques GamblinReda KatebBenjamin is meant to be a great doctor, he's certain of it. But his first experience as a junior doctor in the hospital ward where his father works doesn't turn out the way he hoped it would.
- DirectorLéa MysiusStarsNoée AbitaLaure CalamyJuan Cano13-year-old Ava learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected, and she confronts the problem in her own way.
- DirectorOlivier BabinetStarsAïssatou DiaMariyama DialloAbou FofanaA teen-movie documentary, Swagger carries us in the midst of the astonishing minds of eleven teenagers growing up in one of the most underprivileged neighborhood in France. Despite their life difficulties, Aulnay's and Sevran's kids have dreams and ambitions. And no one will take that from them!
- DirectorLudovic BoukhermaZoran BoukhermaMarielle GautierStarsDaniel VannetRomain LégerNoémie LvovskyWhen his twin brother dies, Willy, 50, finally decides to leave his parents' home. He moves to a small nearby town to start afresh. « In Caudebec I'll live. An apartment, I'll have one. And friends too. And you can all go to hell! » Though a misfit, Willy tries to find his place in a world unknown.
- DirectorCamille Vidal-NaquetStarsFélix MaritaudFarid-Eric BernardNicolas DiblaLeo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here - longing for love. He doesn't know what the future will bring. He hits the road. His heart is pounding.
- DirectorZabou BreitmanEléa Gobbé-MévellecStarsSimon AbkarianHiam AbbassSwann ArlaudSummer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.
- DirectorMarie Amachoukeli-BarsacqClaire BurgerStarsLaetitia HadriYeliz AlniakVicente Lopez LamaLaetitia and Yéliz are two teenage girls from a small suburban town who cherish the dream of opening a hairdressing salon together.
- DirectorVincent MarietteHenri, a 40 year old with a bad case of burn out, works as a canine security guard in a suburban train station. One day his boss tells him he'll have to get rid of Oedipus, his narcoleptic old Rottweiler and only friend. Unable to go through with it, Henri seeks comfort in a beer at the Bistro De la Gare, the station bar. The waitress, Chantal, has a crush on Henri, but he's too blind to see it.
- DirectorLouis GarrelStarsArthur IgualLéa SeydouxAlbert IgualA black and white movie that shows a young tailor (Arthur) who falls for a beautiful stage actress (Marie-Julie) and thinks about quitting everything for her, including the old tailor who raised and taught him.
- DirectorBenjamin ParentStarsMalivaï YakouFinnegan OldfieldLeïla ChoukriBetween classes, two groups of French teenagers talk about the movie they watched on television last night: Brokeback Mountain.
- DirectorClément Tréhin-LalanneStarsManda TouréBernard CampanAissa is Congolese and is presently residing illegally on French territory. She claims to be a minor however the authorities believe she is over 18. In order to establish whether or not she can remain in the country a doctor must give her a physical examination.
- DirectorDemis HerengerStarsTeddy LukunkuSamrah BotsyEric BotsyGuy Moquet or Guimo or Guim's promised Ticky to kiss her at dusk in front of everybody, right in the middle of the neighborhood. Maybe not that cray - but surely not that simple.
- DirectorYann DelattreStarsNina MeurisseBenoît HamonMathieu BarbetJulie's doggedly trudging through life. Sébastien is determined to cross her path. They may get together one night - without knowing what tomorrow morning will bring
- DirectorCéline DevauxStarsVincent MacaigneGeorge BlagdenSunday. At lunch, James observes his family. They ask him questions and don't listen to his answers, they give advice but don't follow it, they stroke him and slap him, but it's ok, it is the Sunday lunch
- DirectorMarina DiabyStarsÉmilie CaenNoémie RossetAlban GuyonMarianne, Mike and Angèle have gathered once more around their mother. In ten days, following the end of the treatment protocol, Claudine will be dead. Ten days? Marianne never grasped the fact that they would have to wait so long, yet she usually understands very well. Luckily, Angèle has worked hard to wrap everything up as tightly as possible and Mike is trying especially hard not to rub anyone the wrong way. Everything will be as fine as can be. Even the dog has never been so affectionate.
- DirectorAntoine de BaryStarsVincent LacosteFélix MoatiThomas BlumenthalVincent, a 20-year-old successful actor, is being offered the leading role in the film of the year: a biopic on Charles de Gaulle in his youth. At the same time, his parents move to Orléans, thus pushing him to live alone. The film follows his first steps towards independence.
- DirectorLise AkokaRomane GueretStarsAngélique GernezEddhy DupontDhalia HumbertAngélique, 13, lives with her many brothers and sisters, in the suburb of Valenciennes. This day, at school, she is offered to pass an audition for a film.
- DirectorGabriel HarelStarsAnne SteffensDamien BonnardAgathe, 39, has but one obsession: to have a child. She finds her ex, Marc-Antoine, a DJ, mixing techno in Marseille. As she tries to talk him into getting back together, plastic bags come to life and attack the city.