Film

Those Facing Us

2001 · 1h 32m · Drama

IMDb

6.6

In a big isolated house, Mikael, a musician, is composing a psalm. A young woman, Linda, comes to retreive a suitcase belonging to Sébastien, her companion and Mikael's friend. It contains hundreds of photographs from all over the world. While he is travelling, Sébastien has asked Linda to organise the photographs with a view to an exhibition. Mikael invites Linda to reside with him. She accepts. That is the heart of the film – an intertwining of photographs which, juxtaposed by Linda, begin to speak. In parallel with this, Linda receives cassette-letters from Sébastien. A subtle relationship is established between Linda, the young debutante, and Mikael, the man of experience. Mikael goes off to direct his psalm, Linda stays alone. The walls become covered with photographs – wall of happiness, wall of misery – the fight between Good and Evil. Linda learns of the accidental death of Sébastien and stays alone.

Michael Lonsdale

Mikaël

Valentine Vidal

Linda

Alain Beigel

Sébastien

François Négret

• Jean-Daniel PolletWriter · Director
• Laurent RothWriter
• Marie-Claude ReverdinProducer
• Acácio de AlmeidaDirector of Photography
• Antoine DuhamelOriginal Music Composer
• Françoise GeisslerEditor

Release date

September 26, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama