Those Facing Us

09/26/2001

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1hr 32min

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Drama

STORY

In a big isolated house, Mikael, a musician, is composing a psalm. A young woman, Linda, comes to retreive a suitcase belonging to Sébastien, her companion and Mikael's friend. It contains hundreds of photographs from all over the world. While he is travelling, Sébastien has asked Linda to organise the photographs with a view to an exhibition. Mikael invites Linda to reside with him. She accepts. That is the heart of the film – an intertwining of photographs which, juxtaposed by Linda, begin to speak. In parallel with this, Linda receives cassette-letters from Sébastien. A subtle relationship is established between Linda, the young debutante, and Mikael, the man of experience. Mikael goes off to direct his psalm, Linda stays alone. The walls become covered with photographs – wall of happiness, wall of misery – the fight between Good and Evil. Linda learns of the accidental death of Sébastien and stays alone.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Michael Lonsdale
  • Valentine Vidal
  • Alain Beigel
  • François Négret

    Director

  • Jean-Daniel Pollet

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Cauri Films
  • ARTE France Cinéma

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French