FROM THE LAND OF THE MOON (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Marion Cotillard (Rust & Bone), Louis Garrel (Regular Lovers), Àlex Brendemühl (In The City), Brigitte Roüan (Love Songs), Victoire Du Bois (The Forbidden Room), Aloïse Sauvage (film debut), Daniel Para (film debut), Jihwan Kim (film debut), Victor Quilichini (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nicole Garcia (The Adversary), director, writer; Jacques Fieschi (Charlie Says), writer; Alain Attal (Tell No One), producer; Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs), composer; Christophe Beaucarne (Coco Before Chanel), cinematographer; Simon Jacquet (A Better Life), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Gabrielle (Cotillard) is a free-spirited woman in post-war South of France who is married off to a Spanish farmer named José (Brendemühl). Unhappy in her marriage, she feels trapped and more alone than ever – until she is sent away to a retreat in the Alps to treat her kidney stones, where she meets André (Garrel) and finds her passion burning once more…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Marion Cotillard shines in this French-language romantic drama that’s a magnificent showcase for her talents in her own native language.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH JUNE 2017

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