Perdrix (2019)

Captain Pierre Perdrix's life has been turned upside down since the enigmatic Juliette Webb burst into his life. Her presence alone will force his tight-knit family to redefine their boundaries and finally begin to fully live their lives.

Director:

Erwan Le Duc

Writer:

Erwan Le Duc (screenplay)

Stars:

Swann Arlaud, Maud Wyler, Fanny Ardant

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Swann Arlaud	...	la capitaine Pierre Perdrix
Maud Wyler	...	Juliette Webb
Fanny Ardant	...	Thérèse Perdrix
Nicolas Maury	...	Julien Perdrix
Patience Munchenbach	...	Marion Perdrix
Alexandre Steiger	...	Le lieutenant Michel Smicer
Adama Niane	...	Le lieutenant Arsène Njo Léa
Sébastien Poirot	...	Sébastien - un chanteur
Xavier Boulanger	...	Eric
Tobias Nuytten-Vialle	...	Joël (as Tobias Nuytten)
Atmen Kelif	...	Serge
Yan Tassin	...	Pascal
Nicolas Chupin	...	Xavier
Bastiste Kerroué	...	Cédric
Louise Szpindel	...	L'institutrice

Storyline

Captain Pierre Perdrix's life has been turned upside down since the enigmatic Juliette Webb burst into his life. Her presence alone will force his tight-knit family to redefine their boundaries and finally begin to fully live their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | written by director | radio | nudity | female nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

14 August 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

Niezbedna koniecznosc

Filming Locations:

Vosges, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$964,345

Company Credits

Production Co:

Domino Films, Canal+, Ciné+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (as Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 146289.

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Quotes

Le lieutenant Michel Smicer: My mother used to say 'Love is to give something you don't have to a person who doesn't want it'.

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Soundtracks

O Solitude
Music by Henry Purcell

User Reviews

A first movie as a director? One thump up!

The film begins with a tender speech of Thérèse interpreted by the excellent Fanny Ardant with her mesmerizing voice: according to her, the true love defines us and is all that matters. Then, we witness the unexpected theft of a bmw by a revolutionary female nudist, with a song of the bloody brilliant Gérard Manset. In two minutes, rhythm and atmosphere are laid!

Personally, I adored the manifold scenes that are deliberately absurd and delightfully droll, with a soft approach of existentialism, without being a depressing vision of humanity and without being abstruse as a book of Martin Heidegger. Nevertheless, without unduly spoiling the script, the end will provide a long-awaited touch of optimism and lightness and will make you forget the disenchanted characters.

The actors Swann Arlaud and Maud Wyler are both sublime. Actually, the whole cast is great. As a synthesis: I loved it! 7/8 of 10