Language: French
Program: Cinema of the world (COW)
Director: Daniel Thompson
Length: 2006, 35 mm, Color, 106 mins
Awards And Participation: Daniel Thompson was nominated for Oscars for his film “Cousin, Cousine” (1975) under the category, best writing, screenplay written directly for screen. Daniel Thompson shared award with Jean Charles Tacchella. He has won Cesar Award (France). His films were selected for Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, 2006; Singapore French Film Festival, 2006; Tel-Aviv Film Festival, 2006; Tokyo/ Osaka Film Festival, 2006 and World Film Festival (Montreal), 2006.
Synopsis: Catherine, hugely popular (and wealthy) from her long-running television soap opera, longs for glory on the big screen. She prepares to star in a Feydeau farce about to open on the 17th, but despite all her success she wonders if her work has any value or meaning. Jean-François, piano prodigy with an international reputation, is preparing for a major Beethoven recital on the 17th, yet he basically just wants to be alone. Jacques, a businessman turned art connoisseur, has amassed an extraordinary, highly personal art collection, but on the 17th it will all be sold off. Catherine, Jean-François and Jacques have all devoted their lives to art, yet what kinds of lives has art given them? They sometimes cross paths and nurse their neuroses at a cafe where they are waited on by Jessica, recently arrived in Paris on her own quest for fame and fortune.
