Stephane Cardinale – Corbis via Getty Images Julia Ducournau receiving the Palme d’Or at Cannes for “Titanium” from the hands of Sharon Stone, July 17, 2021 Stephane Cardinale – Corbis via Getty Images CINEMA – There are the Césars in France, the Oscars in the United States and the Bafta in the United Kingdom. And … Read more
By Constance Jamet Posted on 02/03/2022 at 4:17 p.m., Update on 02/03/2022 at 4:18 p.m. Historic double for French filmmakers Julia Ducournau, Palme d’Or at Cannes with her fantastic fable Titanium and Audrey Diwan, golden lion in Venice for her account of a clandestine abortion The Event. Abaca DECRYPTION – Muses of a selection outside … Read more
Driven by a feeling of anger on reading the autobiographical novel by Annie Ernaux, Audrey Diwan insisted on bringing to the screen the story of a young girl having to resort to a clandestine abortion in France in the early 1960s. . Interview. Posted at 7:30 a.m. Marc-Andre Lussier The Press During the awards ceremony … Read more
Winner of the Golden Lion at the last Venice Film Festival for her adaptation of The Event by Annie Ernaux, the filmmaker tells us about her year, between strong emotions of recognition and cultural pleasures. Immersion “The film was hardly shown before the Venice Film Festival. I remember that after the screening there was total … Read more
She won the last Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival with her second film, The Magisterial The event. She also made her debut in this magazine … impeccable career. It is not common to see a former trainee in the “books” section win a Golden Lion in Venice. And at the same time, we … Read more
Rencontre avec Audrey Diwan, réalisatrice de “L’Evénement”, lauréate du Lion d’or du meilleur film au Festival de Venise en septembre dernier. De quoi parle L’Evénement ? L’Evénement est adapté d’un roman d’Annie Ernaux, sorti en 2000. Ce récit autobiographique relate un avortement clandestin, dans les années 60. Le synopsis officiel du film se présente ainsi : … Read more
INTERVIEW – With “L’Événement”, Audrey Diwan brings to the screen the eponymous novel by Annie Ernaux, which recounts her clandestine abortion in France in the 1960s. Awarded the Golden Lion in Venice, this powerful film is released this Wednesday throughout France. The director confided in LCI. Interview by Jérôme Vermelin – 2021-11-23T18: 31: 10.880 + … Read more
The event does not hide anything. Annie Ernaux has also underlined the accuracy of the film, even speaking of the “disturbance” caused by the images. Was it essential for you to face this reality? Audrey Diwan: Annie Ernaux never looks away and it was therefore important for me to be in tune with that. I … Read more
On the list of major international festivals, 2021 will remain the year of French cinema. Barely a few weeks after the Palme d’Or won in Cannes by Julia Ducournau for Titanium, another French director, Audrey Diwan, won the Golden Lion in Venice for The event. Two films directed by two women who signed their second … Read more
By adapting “L’Événement” by Annie Ernaux, Audrey Diwan questions the place of women in society through the story of an illegal abortion in France in the 1960s. Meeting with the filmmaker, winner of the Golden Lion of the last Venice Film Festival, and its actress, the formidable Anamaria Vartolomei. “When you impose a trip, you … Read more