Brodeuses
Director: Éléonore Faucher
Starring: Lola Naymark, Ariane Ascaride, Marie Félix, Thomas Laroppe, Arthur Quehen
Faucher's filmmaking is exquisite, Naymark's acting is luminous, and superb use of music lends a crowning touch.
Eleonore Faucher, first-time director (and co-writer) of the French charmer Sequins, is well aware of Neymark's allure and sees to it that the young woman is seldom out of the frame.
Sequins hinges on its performances and newcomer Naymark is a marvel of quiet intelligence, endowing Claire with a complex mix of virginal purity and hormonal rage.
Thoughtful cross-generational portrait is full of familiar building blocks rendered fresh by first time feature helmer Eleonore Faucher.
Touched with eerie dream sequences, the film casts a strange spell that's enhanced by the rhythmic, almost sensual depiction of the painstaking art of embroidery.
Best Actress
Acteurs à l'Écran (2004)
Éléonore Faucher
Cannes Film Festival (2004)
Best First Film (Meilleur premier film)
César Awards, France (2005)
Éléonore Faucher
Deauville Film Festival (2004)
Éléonore Faucher
European Film Awards (2004)
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