Bêtes blondes
Blonde Animals
Fabien (Thomas Scimeca), einstiger Star einer Sitcom aus den neunziger Jahren, trinkt heute hauptsächlich – und zwar viel zu viel, um sich noch an alles erinnern zu können, was er tut. Daher kann ihn kaum noch etwas überraschen. Als er also auf den weinenden Soldaten Yoni (Basile Meilleurat) trifft, ist er nicht erstaunt, in dessen Tasche den abgetrennten Kopf eines anderen jungen Mannes zu entdecken, traumschön, zugleich Erinnerung und entsetzlicher Vorwurf. Das gemeinsame Langfilmdebüt des französisch-schweizerischen Regieduos Maxime Matray und Alexia Walther ist ein exzentrisch-surreales Abenteuer mit versteckter romantischer Ader.
Fabien, a fallen 90's TV star, wants to go to Paris, but his failing memory is turning the journey into a long obstacle course, until a young and romantic soldier decides to help him out. During this strange road trip, people meet again by chance, and patterns keep repeating. The film feels as if in a dream, a bit like the main character. The film transforms his impediment into comic and dramatic driving forces. Despite its light feel, Blonde Animals also talks of absence and the difficulty of being, and is a deeply liberating and daring film that can be absurd or even gory at times. (Chloé Cavillier, Entrevues Belfort Festival)
Director's Biography
Alexia Walther and Maxime Matray
Alexia Walther (1974) is Swiss and graduated from the ESAV in Geneva. Maxime Matray (1973) is French and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts à la Villa Arson in Nice. In 2006, they directed the short film “Twist”, which won the Grand Prix at the Entrevues Belfort Film Festival. Since then, they have directed several shorts together. “Blonde Animals” is their first feature.
Film Selection: Bêtes blondes (Blonde Animals, 2018) - Malfaisant (2013, short) - Les Ambassadeurs (2012, short) - L'Élan (2008, short) - L'Été (2008, short) - Entrevues (Twist, 2006, short)
Alexia Walther (1974) is Swiss and graduated from the ESAV in Geneva. Maxime Matray (1973) is French and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts à la Villa Arson in Nice. In 2006, they directed the short film “Twist”, which won the Grand Prix at the Entrevues Belfort Film Festival. Since then, they have directed several shorts together. “Blonde Animals” is their first feature.
Film Selection: Bêtes blondes (Blonde Animals, 2018) - Malfaisant (2013, short) - Les Ambassadeurs (2012, short) - L'Élan (2008, short) - L'Été (2008, short) - Entrevues (Twist, 2006, short)
European Panorama Fiction 2019
Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray
Frankreich / Schweiz 2018
color
101 Minuten
Französisch OmeU
Drehbuch Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray
Kamera Simon Beaufils
Schnitt Martial Salomon, Jeanne Sarfati
Ton/Sounddesign Colin Favre-Bulle, Luc Meilland, Sébastien Pierre
Mit Thomas Scimeca, Basile Meilleurat, Agathe Bonitzer, Youssef Hajdi, Alyzée Lalande, Pierre Moure
Produzent*innen Emmanuel Chaumet
Produktion
Ecce Films, Garidi Films
Weltvertrieb
Ecce Films
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
Venice Film Festival 2018
Weltpremiere / World PremiereVenice International Film Festival 2018
Premierenstatus / Premiere Status
Austrian Premiere
