Amélie Bonnin’s romantic dramedy Depart One Day (Partir un Jour) made historical past on the Cannes Movie Pageant this night, turning into the primary debut function to ever open the occasion.
It additionally bought a five-minute-plus ovation from the gang.
Depart One Day builds on Bonnin’s 2023 César-winning quick movie of the identical title. The romantic musical revolves round rising chef Cécile (Juliette Armanet), who’s about to satisfy a lifelong ambition of opening her personal signature gourmand restaurant in Paris.
Cécile is compelled to place the mission on maintain when her father suffers a coronary heart assault and he or she is named again to her small hometown. Exasperated at being reduce off from her bustling life in Paris, she unexpectedly reconnects with a teenage crush, Raphaël (Bastien Bouillon). The assembly rekindles long-buried recollections and leads Cécile to query previous decisions and the present route of her life.
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Considered one of France’s hottest modern singers, Armanet was launched to worldwide audiences final summer time along with her efficiency of John Lennon’s “Think about” in entrance of a burning piano on a barge on the Seine River through the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Co-written with Dimitri Lucas, Depart One Day is produced by Topshot Movies and Les Movies du Worso, in co-production with Pathé and France 3 Cinéma.
Pathé Worldwide is dealing with world gross sales and Pathé Movies has French rights. In line with Cannes protocol, Pathé Movies launched Depart One Day in France concurrently the world premiere right here on the competition.
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The Croisette premiere adopted a gap ceremony that noticed Robert De Niro give an impassioned speech for democracy and the humanities within the face of Donald Trump’s sweeping funding cuts and proposed movie tariffs.
