Film Screening & Discussion
MR & MRS ADELMAN (Monsieur et Madame Adelman)
Followed by a discussion with Actor/Writer/Director Nicolas Bedos and actress/writer Doria Tillier
Comedy/Drama, 2017
Runtime: 2 hr 00 min
North American Premiere
(+ Short Film Presentation: ROSE & POENI)
Director: Nicolas Bedos
Writers: Nicolas Bedo, Dora Tillier
Cast: Dora Tellier, Nicolas Bedos, Denis Podalydes, Antoine Gouy, Christiane Millet, Pierre Arditi
Synopsis:
This feature debut from comedic bad boy Nicolas Bedos is a literate and funny celebration of couplehood. When famous author Victor Adelman dies, a journalist contacts his wife Sarah, hoping to get a scoop on the great writer’s life. Her account of their story together is a personal odyssey that begins with Sarah first convincing Victor, then his parents, that she is the right woman for him. As Victor the bright and promising lover turns into Victor the egocentric and anguished husband, Sarah doubles down on her devotion. She is his rock when times are tough, his muse when inspiration falters. But their marriage faces the biggest test when Victor’s true mistress, fame, enters the picture. Walking a razor’s edge between bitingly cynical and scathingly romantic, Mr. & Mrs. Adelman chronicles half a century of passions, ambitions, victories, secrets, and betrayals; a whimsical tribute to the madness and wisdom of the idea of sharing a life with someone. Former Canal+ “weather girl” Doria Tillier is exceptional in her film debut as the strong but enigmatic force behind the public figure.
ROSE & POENY (La Rose et la pivoine) Comedy, 2017
Written & directed by: Sebastien Azzopardi
In the 50’s, two secretaries have declared war on each other to be in their bosses' good books. But beware of pretty flowers, sometimes they have thorns...