Synopse
A haunting portrait of a woman in a painful struggle about body politics and self-autonomy based on a story by Annie Ernaux. France, 1963. Anne is a gifted and industrious student, who is looking to climb the social ladder and escape the constraints of her background. Due to an unplanned pregnancy, the door appears to be closed for Anne – and alternatives are still covered by a blanket of silence. Anne visits different doctors, desperately seeking help and finding none, still less solidarity. In her intense interpretation of the role, Anamaria Vartolomei makes tangible the sovereign spirit of a persistent young woman.
Regie
AUDREY DIWAN (*1980) is a French journalist, screenplay writer and director of Lebanese descent. After her debut Losing It (2019) Happening is her second feature film.
Info
Original Title: L'événement
International Title: Happening
Category: Feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: French OV with German subtitles
Director: Audrey Diwan
Screenplay: Audrey Diwan, Marcia Romano
Cast/Protagonists: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet-Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquero, Louise Chevillotte, Pio Marmaï, Sandrine Bonnaire, Leonor Oberson
Production country: France
Year of Production: 2021
Length: 100 min
Producer: Edouard Weil, Alice Girard
Production company: Rectangle Productions
Music: Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
co-production company: France 3 Cinéma, Wild Bunch, Srab Films
World Sales: Esther Devos, Wild Bunch International
Distributor: Ira von Gienanth, Prokino Filmverleih
