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A hauntingly beautiful drama about mourning, starring Isabelle Huppert.
The tragic death of her husband has left French author Sidonie Perceval in a rut: she’s unable to put pen to paper. An invitation to Japan by a book publisher offers a welcome change of scenery and an opportunity to put the past behind her. She might even be able to fall in love again. But her dead husband won’t let her go; his ghost seems to follow her around.
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(only P&I)HFF Kino 2
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After the film: Q&A with Élise Girard and Isabelle Huppert
Cinema Filmtheater -
Rio 1
Meet the director
Élise Girard
Élise Girard was born in Thouars, France, in 1976. A press attaché prior to becoming a film director, she made her debut with the documentary SEULS SONT LES INDOMPTÉS – L’AVENTURE DES CINÉMAS ACTION (2003). This was followed in 2011 by her first feature film, BELLEVILLE-TOKYO, about a woman whose boyfriend abandons her near the end of her pregnancy. Her third feature film, SIDONIE IN JAPAN, premiered in Venice in 2023.