EnglishFestivals - FCAD 2021: A Window on French Cinema
By Mulder, 12 august 2021
Since its creation in 1975, the American Film Festival, by its anchorage in Deauville, has affirmed the idea of a bridge between the two founding nations of cinema; a spirit that continues today. Deauville opens a window on French cinema with the creation of a permanent selection of six films presented in previews, including five world premieres, in addition to the more than 50 American films presented this year.
Love is better than life! (L’amour c’est mieux que la vie !)
Written and directed by Claude Lelouch
Produced by Claude Lelouch
Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Gérard Darmon, Elsa Zylberstein, Ary Abittan, Béatrice Dalle, Philippe Lellouche, Clémentine Célarié, Kev Adams & Xavier Inbona
Cinematography : Maxime Héraud
Edited by Stephane Mazzalaigue
Production companies : Les Films 13, Davis Films
Distributed by Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Release date : January 19, 2022 (France)
Running time : 90 minutes
Synopsis: Gérard, Ary and Philippe met twenty years ago, when they were released from prison, and immediately wondered if honesty was the best trick. Today, they are inseparable and scrupulously virtuous. But Gérard learns that he is suffering from an incurable disease...
Human Things (Les choses humaines) (Closing Night Film)
Written and directed by Yvan Attal
d'après the Karine Tuil’s book Human Things (Les choses humaines)
Produced by Yvan Attal et Olivier Delbosc
Starring Ben Attal, Suzanne Jouannet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Kassovitz, Pierre Arditi, Audrey Dana, Benjamin Lavernhe & Judith Chemla
Music by Mathieu Lamboley
Cinematography : Rémy Chevrin
Edited by Albertine Lastera
Production companies :
Distributed by Gaumont (France)
Release date : November 24, 2021 (France)
Synopsis: The Farel family is a power couple: Jean is a famous French political journalist, and his wife, Claire, is an essayist known for her feminist commitments. Together, they have a model son, Alexandre, a student at a prestigious American university whose life is in jeopardy.
Guermantes
Written and directed by Christophe Honoré
Produced by Philippe Martin, David Thion & Eric Ruf
Starring Claude Mathieu, Anne Kessler, Eric Génovèse, Florence Viala, Elsa Lepoivre, Julie Sicard, Loïc Corbery, Serge Bagdassarian, Gilles David, Stéphane Varupenne, Sébastien Pouderoux, Laurent Lafitte, Dominique Blanc & Yoann Gasiorowski et Mickaël Pelissier
Cinematography : Rémy Chevrin
Edited by Chantal Hymans
Distributed by Memento Distribution (France)
Release date : September 29, 2021 (France)
Running time : 139 minutes
Synopsis: Paris, summer 2020. A troupe is rehearsing a play based on Marcel Proust. When they are suddenly told that the show is cancelled, they choose to continue performing in spite of everything, for the beauty, the sweetness and the pleasure of staying together.
Inexorable 
Directed by Fabrice du Welz
Produced by Jean-Yves Roubin, Manuel Chiche & Violaine Barbaroux
Written by Fabrice du Welz, Aurélien Molas & Joséphine Darcy Hopkins
Starring Benoît Poelvoorde, Mélanie Doutey & Alba Gaïa Bellugi
Music by Vincent Cahay
Cinematography : Manuel Dacosse
Edited by Anne-Laure Guégan
Production companies :
Distributed by The Jokers Films (France)
Running time : 99 minutes
Synopsis: When her father, a famous publisher, dies, Jeanne Drahi moves into the family home with her husband, Marcel Bellmer, a successful writer, and their daughter. But a strange young girl, Gloria, interferes in the family's life and upsets the order of things...
Ogre
Directed by Arnaud Malherbe
Produced by Laurent Lavolé, Marc-Antoine Robert & Xavier Rigault
Written by Arnaud Malherbe & Sebastian Sepulveda
Starring Ana Girardot, Giovanni Pucci & Samuel Jouy
Music by Flemming Nordkrog
Cinematography : Pénélope Pourriat
Edited by Floriane Allier
Production companies : Gloria films, 2.4.7 Films
Distributed by The Jokers Films (France)
Running time : 103 minutes
Synopsis: Fleeing a painful past, Chloé starts a new life as a teacher in the Morvan with her son Jules. Warmly welcomed by the villagers, she falls under the spell of Mathieu, a charismatic and mysterious doctor.
A Woman of the World (Une femme du monde)
Written and directed by Cécile Ducrocq
Produced by Stéphanie Bermann & Alexis Dulguerian
Starring Laure Calamy & Nissim Renard
Music by Julie Roué
Cinematography : Noé Bach
Edited by Sophie Reine
Production companies : Dominon Année Zéro
Distributed by Tandem films (France)
Release date : December 8, 2021 (France)
Running time : 97 minutes
Synopsis: In Strasbourg, Marie has been a prostitute for 20 years. She has her own sidewalk, her regulars, her freedom. And a son, Adrien, 17 years old. To ensure his future, Marie wants to pay for his studies. She needs money, fast.
(Source : press release)