Madame Hyde
Mrs. Hyde
Madame Géquil (Isabelle Huppert) ist eine verschrobene Lehrerin, die von ihren KollegInnen und SchülerInnen verachtet wird. In einer stürmischen Nacht wird sie vom Blitz getroffen und verliert das Bewusstsein. Als sie wieder zu sich kommt, fühlt sie sich verändert. Aber wird sie es nun schaffen, die mächtige und gefährliche Madame Hyde in Schach zu halten? Serge Bozon legt mit Madame Hyde eine originelle, feinhumorige Variante des Jekyll-und-Hyde-Stoffes vor. Isabelle Huppert gewann für die Rolle der Madame Géquil 2017 in Locarno den Goldenen Leoparden als beste Darstellerin.
An offbeat, fizzy farce, Serge Bozon's Mrs. Hyde is (extremely) loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" which would seem to provide the perfect excuse to have the world-beating Isabelle Huppert swing from one end of her Grand-Canyon-sized range to the other. But Bozon's oddly arrhythmic script then denies us that pleasure by imagining mousy milquetoast schoolteacher Mme Géquil's powerful alter ego as either a doomsaying sleepwalker, or a glowy, ghostly special effect. (...) Still, she is never less than a pleasure to watch. (Jessica Kiang, Variety)
Director's Biography
Serge Bozon
Born in 1972, Serge Bozon initially worked as an actor and film critic (Trafic, Lettre du Cinéma, Cahiers du cinéma, Transfuge, Vertigo) before directing his first feature, “L’amitié” (1998). He has also made “Mods” (2002), and “La France” (2007), screened in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and winner of the Prix Jean Vigo. In 2013, “Tip Top” received a SACD Special Mention at Cannes.
Film Selection: Madame Hyde (Mrs. Hyde, 2017) — Tip Top (2013) — La France (2007) — Mods (2002) — L’amitié (1998)
Born in 1972, Serge Bozon initially worked as an actor and film critic (Trafic, Lettre du Cinéma, Cahiers du cinéma, Transfuge, Vertigo) before directing his first feature, “L’amitié” (1998). He has also made “Mods” (2002), and “La France” (2007), screened in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and winner of the Prix Jean Vigo. In 2013, “Tip Top” received a SACD Special Mention at Cannes.
Film Selection: Madame Hyde (Mrs. Hyde, 2017) — Tip Top (2013) — La France (2007) — Mods (2002) — L’amitié (1998)
European Panorama Fiction 2018
Serge Bozon
Frankreich 2017
color
95 Minuten
Französisch OmeU
Drehbuch Serge Bozon
Kamera Céline Bozon
Schnitt François Quiqueré
Ton/Sounddesign Laurent Gabiot
Musik Benjamin Esdraffo
Mit Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, José Garcia
Produzent*innen David Thion, Philippe Martin
Produktion
Les Films Pelléas, Frakas Productions
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere / World PremiereLocarno Festival 2017
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
