ISMAEL’S GHOSTS (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Melancholia), Louis Garrel (Redoubtable), Alba Rohrwacher (Hungry Hearts), László Szabó (The Sentinel), Hippolyte Girardot (Park Benches), Jacques Nolot (To Paint or Make Love), Catherine Mouchet (Thérèse), Samir Guesmi (Camille Rewinds)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Arnaud Desplechin (Kings & Queen), director, writer; Léa Mysius (Ava) and Julie Peyr (My Golden Days), writers; Pascal Caucheteux (Rust and Bone), producer; Grégoire Hetzel (In the Courtyard) and Mike Kourtzer (Four Lovers), composers; Irina Lubtchansky (Under the Starry Sky), cinematographer; Laurence Briaud (A Christmas Tale), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Filmmaker Ismaël Vuillard (Amalric) is still mourning the loss of his wife Carlotta (Cotillard), who disappeared twenty years ago and was presumed dead. Nevertheless, he has started over with his new muse Sylvia (Gainsbourg) and is in the middle of developing his latest film. However, everything is called into question when, out of the blue, Carlotta suddenly reappears…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A trio of powerhouse French actors including Marion Cotillard, Mathieu Amalric and Charlotte Gainsbourg are all outstanding in this intimate and surprising romantic drama.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST JUNE 2018

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