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Unforgivable

Impardonnables

FEATURE FILM 112'
Drama

CANNES 2011 DIRECTORS FORTNIGHT - Love, betrayal, forgiveness and unforgiving attitudes riddle this compelling drama in beautiful, romantic Venice.

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From the novel “Impardonnables” (“Unforgivable”) by Philippe Djian

Directed by

André Téchiné (The Witnesses, Changing Times - Berlin Film Festival 2005: In Official Competition)

Starring

Adriana Asti (La Meglio Gioventu)
André Dussolier (Bad Seeds, Roomates Wanted, Diplomacy, Beauty and the Beast, My Worst Nightmare, Micmacs, Tell No One, 36, A Very Long Engagement, Officer s Ward - Best Supporting Actor at the Cesar Awards 2002, Children of the Marshlands)
Carole Bouquet (Timpelbach's Children, See How They Run)
Mélanie Thierry (The Dancer, The Princess of Montpensier)

Production

Saïd Ben Saïd - SBS Films

2010 / Original language: French / Italian / Color / Dolby SR SRD / available in hd

Francis, 60, arrives in Venice seeking peace and quiet to write his next crime novel. Looking to rent a small apartment, he meets Judith, a former model turned real estate broker much younger than him. For Francis, it's love at first sight.
Judith and Francis move in together in a remote house on Torcello island.
But his happiness stops Francis writing. Instead, he wonders what Judith does while at work. He hires an ex-young offender, Jérémie, to tail her.
What will Jérémie find out? Where in Venice's tangle of streets will Judith take us?
A curious triangle forms between the aging author, the modern woman and the violent social outcast...

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Cannes Directors' Fortnight (2011)
Official Selection

Print

"A fine French drama brimming with anguish, passion, betrayal and joy as Techiné puzzles over the mysteries of human heart.
Unforgivable is as smoothly made as those waters between Venice and Sant' Erasmo are choppy and turbulent."
The Hollywood Reporter

"A dense, fast-moving film with the director's unique style.
Direction is, as usual, obsessively controlled but fluid, its rhythms always appropriate for the manifold pieces of the plot.
Seductive setting, extraordinary performances, and a pitch-perfect pace of a thriller."
Screendaily

"The film multistrand approach and beautifully played take on complex emotions ans issues such as love, desire, parenthood and fidelity are pure Techine."
Variety

"A film of pure, simple virtuousity."
Vogue

"A film between comedy of errors, psychodrama, and crime drama... that runs at breakneck speed."
Positif

"A very moving film with magnificent acting."
Version Femina

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Based on the novel “Impardonnables” (“Unforgivable”) by Philippe Djian

Click on the pdf file :
THE NOVEL.pdf

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