All the French films at the 73rd San Sebastián Film Festival
Three other films (minority-) co-produced by France will also be shown in Competition, including the new film by Joachim Lafosse, Six Days in Spring.Out of Competition, Juliette Binoche has been invited to present her first feature film, In-I in Motion, to the public. The film focuses on the choreographic creation “In-I,” in which she participated alongside Akram Khan in 2007.
The third major international film festival of the fall season after Venice and Toronto,the highly anticipated San Sebastian International Film Festival (SSIFF) will take place in the Spanish city from September 19 to 27. Three French films, directed by Claire Denis, Alice Winocour, and Arnaud Desplechin, are in Competition. Juliette Binoche has been invited to present, Out of Competition, her first documentary as a director.
Three highly anticipated French films will make their world premiere in Competition at the 73rd SSIFF: The Fence, by Claire Denis, set on a vast public works site in West Africa, starring Matt Dillon and Isaach De Bankolé; Couture, by Alice Winocour, intertwined portraits of three women during Paris Fashion Week, starring Angelina Jolie and Ella Rumpf; and Deux pianos, by Arnaud Desplechin, the journey of a professional pianist confronted with his demons, starring in the lead role. This is the first time in Competition for Desplechin and Winocour, while Denis already presented in 2018, which won the Fipresci Prize.