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SIDONIE AU JAPON (SIDONIE IN JAPAN)
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Production - FRENCH - Drama - 93 minutes

Log Line

In Japan to promote her book, a well-known French writer (Isabelle Huppert) sees her life turned upside down. A little exile in the land of ghosts allows her to make the connection between her past and present.

Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Elise GIRARD
Writer(s) : Elise GIRARD, Maud AMELINE
Cast : Isabelle HUPPERT, Tsuyoshi IHARA, August DIEHL

Producer(s) : Sébastien HAGUENAUER (10:15 PRODUCTIONS), Felix VON BOEHM (LUPA FILM GMBH), Elena TATTI (BOX PRODUCTIONS), Shozo ICHIYAMA (FOURIER FILMS INC.)

Synopsis

Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY

Financing plan : KIrishima1945 (Japanese co-producer), Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan : Aide aux films de co-production internationale, CNC : Aide au développement
Distribution : Les Films du Losange

Start of shooting : November 2019

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Festivals and Awards

Venice - Biennale 2023 (Giornate degli Autori - Competition)
Geneva International Film Festival 2023 (International Feature Competition)


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