A long applause and tears … The screening on Saturday in Cannes More than everthe last shot of the film with French actor Gaspard Ulliel, who died suddenly in January, shook the Croisette.
The screening of the film, selected for Un Certain Regard, was greeted with long minutes of applause and the visible emotions of the film’s staff, including actress Vicky Krieps and director Emily Atef.
Modest in the image of his film, the Franco-German director has said to himself on several occasions fun to finally show it. A year ago, we were still in Norway to shoot ithe said, without returning to the sudden death of the actor, who died in January following a ski accident.
Norway to flee the disease
More than ever looking at a close couple tested for the disease: convicted of serious lung problems, Hélène (Vicky Krieps) is hesitant to seek treatment before refusing a transplant that could be her means of survival.
On a whim, he went alone to Norway, near a fjord, after talking to a stranger who runs a blog where he talks about his own disease-cancer.
It’s an incomprehensible decision for Matthieu (Gaspard Ulliel), Hélène’s husband, not to accept this idea of her departure, let alone the idea of her death.
Can we choose our death? Do we owe the rest? By refusing treatment, does Hélène choose her fate or does she give up on life?
The film asks these tough questions with great modesty, favoring the beauty of the scenes, the stunning lighting and the sensuality that comes from its performers.
In this faraway corner of Norway, where half of the film takes place, Hélène reconnects with nature and learns to accept the sequence of events.
Find nature
My hope is that what people get the most from the film is the feeling of nature, the feeling that in nature it’s the place where you see everything and you feel the most connected to everyone, that’s all is one.Vicky Krieps told AFP on Friday.
The Luxembourg-based actress, who was featured on Phantom Thread with Daniel Day-Lewis, was in Cannes to also defend the Corsage (out of competition), where she slipped on Empress Sissi’s skin.
Source: Radio-Canada
