Revealed in the Venice Film Festival’s International Film Critics’ Week 2016 line-up by way of his debut feature, Four Days in France [+leggi anche:
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The cast includes Anne-Lise Heimburger (notably acclaimed in Plastic Guns [+leggi anche:
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Written by the director himself, the story follows fifty-something Gladys who lives outside of society. With no fixed abode, no health insurance card and no bank account, she goes through life without any kind of desire. Nothing matters to her: not sex, not alcohol and certainly not dancing, which she nonetheless throws herself into with joyful abandon. But, one morning, she meets Eugénie who tries to help her, against her will…

A Balcony in Limoges was produced by François Martin Saint Léon on behalf of Barberousse Films, pre-purchased by Arte France, and supported by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the CNC. Distribution in French cinemas and world sales are both currently under negotiation.

For the record, Barberousse Films (which is celebrating its ten-year anniversary) is also currently overseeing filming on Pierre Menahem’s Et après (read our article).