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SUZANNA ANDLER France, 2021, 91′, color, feature

Suzanna Andler visits a spacious villa on the French Riviera. She wants to rent it for the summer, but has doubts. And not just about the house. Forty-year-old Suzanna is at a crossroads in life. Married to a millionaire who has been cheating on her for years, she has recently taken a lover herself and has arranged to meet him here. Her children have stayed in Paris, and her husband is elsewhere – she doesn’t know where. Suzanna and her lover have a decision to make about their future. How long can she keep up the lying?

 

„With “Suzanna Andler”, director Benoît Jacquot has created an effective adaptation of a play by his mentor Marguerite Duras. Above all, it is an emotional tour de force by Gainsbourg and Niels Schneider in the role of Suzanna's lover.”

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021

Benoît Jacquot

Benoît Jacquot

Benoît Jacquot (born 5 February 1947) is a French film director and screenwriter. Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films. He turned to writing and directing with the 1975 film “The Musician Killer”. He has directed over forty films, the most notable of which are “The School of Flesh” (1998), “The False Servant” (2000), “Farewell My Queen” (2012) and “Eva” (2018).

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

1990 The Disenchanted

1998 The School of Flesh

2000 The False Servant

2009 Villa Amalia

2012 Farewell My Queen

2018 Eva

2021 Suzanna Andler

DIRECTOR
Benoît Jacquot
SCRIPT
Benoît Jacquot, based on the play by Marguerite Duras
CAMERA
Christophe Beaucarne
CAST
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Niels Schneider, Julia Roy, Nathan Willcocks
PRODUCERS
Kristina Larsen
PRODUCTION
Les Films du Lendemain

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