Olivier Assayas’ Suspended Time sets its sights on the Golden Bear
- Vincent Macaigne, Micha Lescot, Nine d’Urso and Nora Hamzawi star in this Curiosa Film and Vortex Sutra production sold by Playtime
For the first time in his career, Olivier Assayas is set to appear in competition in Berlin (the 74th edition of which is unspooling 15 – 25 February) with his 18th feature film Suspended Time [+see also:
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film profile] in 2004, scooping the Best Actress award, Clouds of Sils Maria [+see also:
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interview: Charles Gillibert
interview: Olivier Assayas
film profile] in 2014 and Personal Shopper [+see also:
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interview: Artemio Benki
interview: Olivier Assayas
film profile] in 2016, bagging the Best Director prize) and three times in Venice (in 2012 via Something in the Air [+see also:
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interview: Olivier Assayas
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interview: Olivier Assayas
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interview: Olivier Assayas
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The cast of his new opus stars two actors who previously joined forces with him on Doubles vies: Vincent Macaigne (nominated for the 2022 and 2023 Best Actor Césars thanks to A Night Doctor [+see also:
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interview: Elie Wajeman
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interview: Emmanuel Mouret
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interview: Martin Provost
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interview: Ann Sirot & Raphael Balboni
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interview: Xavier Legrand
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Written by the filmmaker, the story revolves around director Etienne and his music journalist brother Paul, who are confined in their childhood home in the country together with their new partners Morgane and Carole. Every room and every object, the trees in the garden and the paths winding through the undergrowth, awaken memories as well as ghosts from their childhood…
Produced by Olivier Delbosc on behalf of Curiosa Film alongside Vortex Sutra, Suspended Time is due for release in French cinemas on 19 June, courtesy of Ad Vitam Distribution. International sales are entrusted to Playtime.
(Translated from French)
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