12/06/2013 - Bringing together Gisèle Casadesus, Jonathan Zaccaï, Anne Consigny and Marie Kremer, Sous le figuier marks the return of Anne-Marie Etienne after Perfect Match...

Today, Belgian theatres will see the release of Sous le figuier [+see also:
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In Sous le figuier, she calls upon the wisdom of Gisèle Casadesus, who acts as a kind of natural anti-anxiolitic for a trio of adults (Jonathan Zaccaï, Anne Consigny and Marie Kremer) who are going through sentimental, personal and professional crises. By prescribing naïve but irresistible remedies – partying, having a nap under a tree -, the old lady restores these three confused adults’ love of simple things: in a way, a summer tale beneath the fig tree.   

Produced by Mact Production in France, the film has also been funded by the duo Tarantula Belgique/ Tarantula Luxembourg. It has also received backing from the Film Fund Luxembourg, Wallimage/ Bruxellimage, as well as a Tax Shelter investment. Sous le figuier is therefore the second offensive to be launched by Tarantula Distribution on the Belgian market after Hors les murs [+see also:
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film profile] by David Lambert, which was released in January. It is being screened in 5 theatres in Brussels and Wallonia.

(Translated from French)