Those Facing Us
Synopsis
In an old house in Provence, Mikaël, a musician, is composing a psalm. A young woman, Linda, coms to pick up a suitcase which belongs to her lover Sebastien, who is also a friend of Mikaël. The suitcase contains hundreds of photos. While he is away, Sebastien has left it up to Linda to organize the photos for an exhibit. Mikaël invites Linda to stay in his house. She accepts and gets to work, guided by the notes Sebastien has left for her and the recorded messages which he sends from far away.
This collage of words, listened to over and over, and the photos, as they are shuffled, matched and juxtaposed by Linda, create different possible "messages".
Several "series" of photos cover the walls - the wall of Happiness, the wall of Misery - the battle between Good and Evil.
The composer's music echoes these "suite". A subtle relationship develops between Linda, the young debutante, and Mikaël, the man of the world.
When Mikaël leave to perform his psalm, Linda stays alone... with the wisdo...
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Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Cauri Films
- Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
- Foreign production company : Continental Filmes
- French distribution : POM Films
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producers : Marie-Claude Reverdin, Jean-Louis Gerö
- Screenwriters : Jean-Daniel Pollet, Laurent Roth
- Director of Photography : Acacio De Almeida
- Music Composer : Antoine Duhamel
- Editor : Françoise Geissler
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Paul Guirado
- Press Attaché (film) : Jean-Bernard Emery
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Portugal, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Portugal, France)
News & awards
Selections (2)
Thessaloniki - International Film Festival
Greece, 2000
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