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The lives and legacies of three generations of extraordinary women artists are unpacked in Mona Achache’s César-nominated hybrid documentary. Achache, herself an accomplished writer and filmmaker, turns her gaze on her mother, Carole—a writer, photographer, and actress, and the daughter of novelist and screenwriter Monique Lange (goddaughter of William Faulkner). Carole’s myriad professional achievements notwithstanding, her private life was indelibly marked by predatory behavior she experienced at the hands of those close to her, including family friend Jean Genet. Marion Cotillard brilliantly embodies Carole across a series of hauntingly resonant reconstructions that, alongside a generous archive of video, photography, and personal writing, create a rounded portrait of a troubled but outstandingly creative mind. Achache blurs the line between truth and fiction, producing a work as fittingly unsettling and unforgettable as her mother’s own story.
Original Release
11/01/2023
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marion Cotillard | Carole Achache / Self |
Mona Achache | Self / Herself |
Marie Bunel | Kathleen Evin |
Marie-Christine Adam | Florence Malraux |
Pierre Aussedat | Nikos Papatakis |
Jacques Boudet | Daniel Cordier |
Didier Flamand | Jorge Semprún |
Brigitte Sy | Monique Lange / Monique Lange (voice) |
Alex Brendemuhl | Juan Goytisolo / Juan Goytisolo (voice) |
Jeremy Lewin | Jean-Jacques Salomon / Jean-Jacques Salomon (voice) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marion Cotillard | Carole Achache / Self |
Mona Achache | Self / Herself |
Marie Bunel | Kathleen Evin |
Marie-Christine Adam | Florence Malraux |
Pierre Aussedat | Nikos Papatakis |
Jacques Boudet | Daniel Cordier |
Didier Flamand | Jorge Semprún |
Brigitte Sy | Monique Lange / Monique Lange (voice) |
Alex Brendemuhl | Juan Goytisolo / Juan Goytisolo (voice) |
Jeremy Lewin | Jean-Jacques Salomon / Jean-Jacques Salomon (voice) |
Jean Achache | Self / (voice) |
Carole Achache | Self / Herself (archive footage) |
Marguerite Duras | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Jean Genet | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Monique Lange | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Bernard Pivot | Self |
Marguerite Yourcenar | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Tella Kpomahou | |
Guy Donald Koukissa |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Yael Fogiel | Producer |
Laetitia Gonzalez | Producer |
Benoit Roland | Producer |